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Recognised as Colour

#083696

  • #083696
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#083696 is a blue with RGB values 8, 54, 150 and HSL 221°, 90%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#083696#083696
HEX#083696
RGBrgb(8, 54, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2118, 0.5882
RGB percentages3.1%, 21.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(220.6, 89.9%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 94.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK94.7%, 64%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,262
CSS custom property--colour: #083696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#F7C969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004599no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#004F60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#966808
Analogous#087D96, #210896
Triadic#960836, #369608
Split complementary#962108, #7D9608
Tetradic#96087D, #966808, #089621

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#729EF8
Lighter +30%#427CF5
Lighter +20%#125AF2
Lighter +10%#0B47C6
Darker −10%#052566
Darker −20%#031335
Darker −30%#000205
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00339E
Less saturated −25%#1C3D82

Channel breakdown

R8
G54
B150
Red8 (3.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue220.56°
Saturation (HSL)89.87%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 36 · B 96

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