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Recognised as Colour

#09236B

  • #09236B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#09236B is a blue with RGB values 9, 35, 107 and HSL 224°, 84%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#09236B#09236B
HEX#09236B
RGBrgb(9, 35, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.1373, 0.4196
RGB percentages3.5%, 13.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(224.1, 84.5%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 91.6%, 42%)
CMYK91.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer598,891
CSS custom property--colour: #09236B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#F6DC94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00266Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.7Indigo · ΔE 31.6Navy · ΔE 33.2Slate blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B5109
Analogous#09546B, #20096B
Triadic#6B0923, #236B09
Split complementary#6B2009, #546B09
Tetradic#6B0954, #6B5109, #096B20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#507AF0
Lighter +30%#2157EC
Lighter +20%#1142C9
Lighter +10%#0D329A
Darker −10%#05143C
Darker −20%#01040D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001F74
Less saturated −25%#172A5D

Channel breakdown

R9
G35
B107
Red9 (3.5%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue224.08°
Saturation (HSL)84.48%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 23 · B 6B

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