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Recognised as Colour

#09344E

  • #09344E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#09344E is a blue with RGB values 9, 52, 78 and HSL 203°, 79%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#09344E#09344E
HEX#09344E
RGBrgb(9, 52, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.2039, 0.3059
RGB percentages3.5%, 20.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(202.6, 79.3%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 88.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK88.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer603,214
CSS custom property--colour: #09344E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F6CBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#28344Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2E4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003A3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Black · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 33.9Steel blue · ΔE 34.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E2309
Analogous#094E45, #09124E
Triadic#4E0934, #344E09
Split complementary#4E0912, #4E4509
Tetradic#45094E, #4E2309, #124E09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3BA7E8
Lighter +30%#198FD7
Lighter +20%#1471A9
Lighter +10%#0E527C
Darker −10%#041620
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003657
Less saturated −25%#143143

Channel breakdown

R9
G52
B78
Red9 (3.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue202.61°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 34 · B 4E

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