Recognised as Colour

#0908A3

#0908A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0908A3 is a blue with RGB values 9, 8, 163 and HSL 240°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0908A3

RGBrgb(9, 8, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0314, 0.6392

RGB percentages3.5%, 3.1%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(240.4, 90.6%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 95.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK94.5%, 95.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer592,035

CSS custom property--colour: #0908A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.33:1

Contrast with white13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#F6F75C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0037A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Deuteranopia#0026A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00435Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 9.3 Navy · ΔE 14.4 Medium blue · ΔE 21.1 Indigo · ΔE 22.4 Blue violet · ΔE 27.4 Dark violet · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2A308

Analogous#0855A3, #5608A3

Triadic#A30908, #08A309

Split complementary#A35608, #55A308

Tetradic#A30855, #A2A308, #08A356

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7F7EF9

Lighter +30%#4F4EF6

Lighter +20%#1E1DF4

Lighter +10%#0C0AD4

Darker −10%#060672

Darker −20%#040342

Darker −30%#010111

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0100AB

Less saturated −25%#1E1D8E

Channel breakdown

B163

Red9 (3.5%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue240.39°

Saturation (HSL)90.64%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 08 · B A3

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