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Recognised as Colour

#0916DE

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

#0916DE is a blue with RGB values 9, 22, 222 and HSL 236°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0916DE#0916DE
HEX#0916DE
RGBrgb(9, 22, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0863, 0.8706
RGB percentages3.5%, 8.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(236.3, 92.2%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 95.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK95.9%, 90.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer595,678
CSS custom property--colour: #0916DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#F6E921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.1Blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 33.6Dark orchid · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED109
Analogous#0981DE, #6609DE
Triadic#DE0916, #16DE09
Split complementary#DE6709, #81DE09
Tetradic#DE0981, #DED109, #09DE66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7BBFC
Lighter +30%#868DFA
Lighter +20%#555FF8
Lighter +10%#2431F6
Darker −10%#0711AD
Darker −20%#050C7C
Darker −30%#03074B
Darker −40%#01031A
More saturated +25%#000EE7
Less saturated −25%#262FC1

Channel breakdown

R9
G22
B222
Red9 (3.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue236.34°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 16 · B DE

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