Colour

#09012E

#09012E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#09012E is a blue with RGB values 9, 1, 46 and HSL 251°, 96%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#09012E

RGBrgb(9, 1, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0039, 0.1804

RGB percentages3.5%, 0.4%, 18%

HSLhsl(250.7, 95.7%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 97.8%, 18%)

CMYK80.4%, 97.8%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer590,126

CSS custom property--colour: #09012E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness16.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.9:1

Contrast with white19.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#F6FED1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000B2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00072Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#000D17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 44.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 46.8 Indigo · ΔE 49.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262E01

Analogous#010F2E, #20012E

Triadic#2E0901, #012E09

Split complementary#2E2001, #0F2E01

Tetradic#2E010F, #262E01, #012E20

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3005F6

Lighter +30%#2604C4

Lighter +20%#1D0392

Lighter +10%#130260

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#08002F

Less saturated −25%#0D0728

Channel breakdown

B46

Red9 (3.5%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue250.67°

Saturation (HSL)95.74%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 01 · B 2E

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