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Recognised as Colour

#0900FF

  • #0900FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0900FF is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0900FF#0900FF
HEX#0900FF
RGBrgb(9, 0, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 1
RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.1, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 100%, 100%)
CMYK96.5%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer590,079
CSS custom property--colour: #0900FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#F6FF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0.3Medium blue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 35.6Dark violet · ΔE 38.1Dark orchid · ΔE 50.8Dark blue · ΔE 51.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.26, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FF00
Analogous#0076FF, #8800FF
Triadic#FF0900, #00FF09
Split complementary#FF8900, #76FF00
Tetradic#FF0077, #F6FF00, #00FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECCFF
Lighter +30%#9D99FF
Lighter +20%#6B66FF
Lighter +10%#3A33FF
Darker −10%#0700CC
Darker −20%#050099
Darker −30%#040066
Darker −40%#020033
More saturated +25%#0900FF
Less saturated −25%#2720DF

Channel breakdown

R9
G0
B255
Red9 (3.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B FF

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