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Colour

#000FC9

  • #000FC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#000FC9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 15, 201 and HSL 236°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#000FC9#000FC9
HEX#000FC9
RGBrgb(0, 15, 201)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0588, 0.7882
RGB percentages0%, 5.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(235.5, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK100%, 92.5%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,041
CSS custom property--colour: #000FC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#FFF036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#005576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Navy · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9BA00
Analogous#0074C9, #5500C9
Triadic#C9000F, #0FC900
Split complementary#C95500, #74C900
Tetradic#C90074, #C9BA00, #00C956

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#969EFF
Lighter +30%#636FFF
Lighter +20%#303FFF
Lighter +10%#0013FC
Darker −10%#000B96
Darker −20%#000763
Darker −30%#000430
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000FC9
Less saturated −25%#1924B0

Channel breakdown

R0
G15
B201
Red0 (0%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue235.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 0F · B C9

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