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Colour

#009BF8

  • #009BF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#009BF8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 155, 248 and HSL 203°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#009BF8#009BF8
HEX#009BF8
RGBrgb(0, 155, 248)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6078, 0.9725
RGB percentages0%, 60.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(202.5, 100%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 100%, 97.3%)
CMYK100%, 37.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer39,928
CSS custom property--colour: #009BF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#FF6407

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA0FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.5Light skyblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F85D00
Analogous#00F8D9, #001FF8
Triadic#F8009B, #9BF800
Split complementary#F8001F, #F8D900
Tetradic#D900F8, #F85D00, #1FF800

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E9FF
Lighter +30%#92D6FF
Lighter +20%#5FC3FF
Lighter +10%#2CB0FF
Darker −10%#007BC5
Darker −20%#005B92
Darker −30%#003B5F
Darker −40%#001B2C
More saturated +25%#009BF8
Less saturated −25%#1F93D9

Channel breakdown

R0
G155
B248
Red0 (0%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9B · B F8

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