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Recognised as Colour

#0916DB

  • #0916DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0916DB is a blue with RGB values 9, 22, 219 and HSL 236°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0916DB#0916DB
HEX#0916DB
RGBrgb(9, 22, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0863, 0.8588
RGB percentages3.5%, 8.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(236.3, 92.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 95.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK95.9%, 90%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer595,675
CSS custom property--colour: #0916DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#F6E924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.4Blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.3Dark orchid · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCE09
Analogous#097FDB, #6509DB
Triadic#DB0916, #16DB09
Split complementary#DB6509, #7FDB09
Tetradic#DB097F, #DBCE09, #09DB65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B9FC
Lighter +30%#838AFA
Lighter +20%#525CF8
Lighter +10%#212EF6
Darker −10%#0711AA
Darker −20%#050C79
Darker −30%#030748
Darker −40%#010217
More saturated +25%#000EE4
Less saturated −25%#252FBF

Channel breakdown

R9
G22
B219
Red9 (3.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue236.29°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 16 · B DB

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