Recognised as Colour

#09009F

#09009F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#09009F is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 159 and HSL 243°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#09009F#09009F

HEX#09009F

RGBrgb(9, 0, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.6235

RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(243.4, 100%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 100%, 62.4%)

CMYK94.3%, 100%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer589,983

CSS custom property--colour: #09009F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.89:1

Contrast with white13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#F6FF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0034A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#00239Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 9.2 Navy · ΔE 14.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.9 Indigo · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#969F00

Analogous#00469F, #59009F

Triadic#9F0900, #009F09

Split complementary#9F5900, #469F00

Tetradic#9F0046, #969F00, #009F59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#746CFF

Lighter +30%#4439FF

Lighter +20%#1406FF

Lighter +10%#0C00D2

Darker −10%#06006C

Darker −20%#030039

Darker −30%#000006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#09009F

Less saturated −25%#1B148B

Channel breakdown

B159

Red9 (3.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue243.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B 9F

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