Colour

#0609BA

#0609BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0609BA is a blue with RGB values 6, 9, 186 and HSL 239°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0609BA#0609BA

HEX#0609BA

RGBrgb(6, 9, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0353, 0.7294

RGB percentages2.4%, 3.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(239, 93.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239, 96.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK96.8%, 95.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer395,706

CSS custom property--colour: #0609BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.96:1

Contrast with white11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#F9F645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0040BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#002CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.5 Dark blue · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23.2 Navy · ΔE 25 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BAB706

Analogous#0663BA, #5D06BA

Triadic#BA0609, #09BA06

Split complementary#BA5D06, #63BA06

Tetradic#BA0663, #BAB706, #06BA5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9192FB

Lighter +30%#5F62FA

Lighter +20%#2E31F8

Lighter +10%#080BEB

Darker −10%#040789

Darker −20%#030457

Darker −30%#010226

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0003C0

Less saturated −25%#1E20A2

Channel breakdown

B186

Red6 (2.4%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue239°

Saturation (HSL)93.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 09 · B BA

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