Recognised as Colour

#09009D

#09009D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#09009D is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 157 and HSL 243°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#09009D#09009D

HEX#09009D

RGBrgb(9, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(243.4, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK94.3%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer589,981

CSS custom property--colour: #09009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.01:1

Contrast with white14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#F6FF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0034A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00239Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.2 Navy · ΔE 13.5 Indigo · ΔE 21.8 Medium blue · ΔE 21.9 Blue violet · ΔE 28.4 Dark violet · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#949D00

Analogous#00469D, #58009D

Triadic#9D0900, #009D09

Split complementary#9D5700, #469D00

Tetradic#9D0045, #949D00, #009D57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#736AFF

Lighter +30%#4237FF

Lighter +20%#1204FF

Lighter +10%#0C00D0

Darker −10%#06006A

Darker −20%#030037

Darker −30%#000004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#09009D

Less saturated −25%#1A1489

Channel breakdown

B157

Red9 (3.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue243.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B 9D

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