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Recognised as Colour

#09014C

  • #09014C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#09014C is a blue with RGB values 9, 1, 76 and HSL 246°, 97%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#09014C#09014C
HEX#09014C
RGBrgb(9, 1, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0039, 0.298
RGB percentages3.5%, 0.4%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(246.4, 97.4%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 98.7%, 29.8%)
CMYK88.2%, 98.7%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer590,156
CSS custom property--colour: #09014C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.74:1
Contrast with white18.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#F6FEB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00154Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#000E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#001B29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Indigo · ΔE 27.7Navy · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3Dark blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444C01
Analogous#011F4C, #2E014C
Triadic#4C0901, #014C09
Split complementary#4C2E01, #1F4C01
Tetradic#4C011F, #444C01, #014C2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#351DFC
Lighter +30%#1B03E3
Lighter +20%#1502B1
Lighter +10%#0F027E
Darker −10%#03001A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08004D
Less saturated −25%#110B42

Channel breakdown

R9
G1
B76
Red9 (3.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue246.4°
Saturation (HSL)97.4%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 01 · B 4C

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