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Colour

#009DFC

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

#009DFC is a blue with RGB values 0, 157, 252 and HSL 203°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#009DFC#009DFC
HEX#009DFC
RGBrgb(0, 157, 252)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6157, 0.9882
RGB percentages0%, 61.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(202.6, 100%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 100%, 98.8%)
CMYK100%, 37.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer40,444
CSS custom property--colour: #009DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#FF6203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Light skyblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC5F00
Analogous#00FCDD, #001FFC
Triadic#FC009D, #9DFC00
Split complementary#FC001F, #FCDD00
Tetradic#DD00FC, #FC5F00, #1FFC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9EBFF
Lighter +30%#96D7FF
Lighter +20%#63C4FF
Lighter +10%#30B1FF
Darker −10%#007DC9
Darker −20%#005D96
Darker −30%#003E63
Darker −40%#001E30
More saturated +25%#009DFC
Less saturated −25%#2095DD

Channel breakdown

R0
G157
B252
Red0 (0%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue202.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 9D · B FC

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