Recognised as Colour
#090EBD
- #090EBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium blue
#090EBD is a blue with RGB values 9, 14, 189 and HSL 238°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.
Colour values
#090EBD#090EBD
HEX#090EBD
RGBrgb(9, 14, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0549, 0.7412
RGB percentages3.5%, 5.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(238.3, 90.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 95.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK95.2%, 92.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer593,597
CSS custom property--colour: #090EBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#F6F142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB809
Analogous#0968BD, #5E09BD
Triadic#BD090E, #0EBD09
Split complementary#BD5E09, #68BD09
Tetradic#BD0968, #BDB809, #09BD5E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R9
G14
B189
Red9 (3.5%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue238.33°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 0E · B BD
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