Colour

#0905BD

#0905BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0905BD is a blue with RGB values 9, 5, 189 and HSL 241°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0905BD#0905BD

HEX#0905BD

RGBrgb(9, 5, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0196, 0.7412

RGB percentages3.5%, 2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(241.3, 94.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 97.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK95.2%, 97.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer591,293

CSS custom property--colour: #0905BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1

Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#F6FA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0040C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3 Dark blue · ΔE 21.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Navy · ΔE 27.1 Blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9BD05

Analogous#055DBD, #6505BD

Triadic#BD0905, #05BD09

Split complementary#BD6505, #5DBD05

Tetradic#BD055D, #B9BD05, #05BD65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9492FC

Lighter +30%#6460FB

Lighter +20%#332FF9

Lighter +10%#0B06EF

Darker −10%#07048B

Darker −20%#04025A

Darker −30%#020128

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0400C2

Less saturated −25%#201DA5

Channel breakdown

B189

Red9 (3.5%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue241.3°

Saturation (HSL)94.85%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 05 · B BD

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