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Colour

#0900BB

  • #0900BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0900BB is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 187 and HSL 243°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0900BB#0900BB
HEX#0900BB
RGBrgb(9, 0, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.7333
RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(242.9, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.2%, 100%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer590,011
CSS custom property--colour: #0900BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03646WCAG 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 12.14:1
Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#F6FF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.2Dark blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Navy · ΔE 27.2Blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BB00
Analogous#0055BB, #6600BB
Triadic#BB0900, #00BB09
Split complementary#BB6600, #55BB00
Tetradic#BB0055, #B2BB00, #00BB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E88FF
Lighter +30%#5D55FF
Lighter +20%#2D22FF
Lighter +10%#0B00EE
Darker −10%#070088
Darker −20%#040055
Darker −30%#020022
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0900BB
Less saturated −25%#1E17A4

Channel breakdown

R9
G0
B187
Red9 (3.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue242.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B BB

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