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Recognised as Colour

#09356A

  • #09356A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#09356A is a blue with RGB values 9, 53, 106 and HSL 213°, 84%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#09356A#09356A
HEX#09356A
RGBrgb(9, 53, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.2078, 0.4157
RGB percentages3.5%, 20.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(212.8, 84.3%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 91.5%, 41.6%)
CMYK91.5%, 50%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer603,498
CSS custom property--colour: #09356A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#F6CA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173A6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00424Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.5Slate grey · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A3E09
Analogous#09656A, #0E096A
Triadic#6A0935, #356A09
Split complementary#6A0D09, #666A09
Tetradic#6A0965, #6A3E09, #096A0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4F98F0
Lighter +30%#207DEC
Lighter +20%#1164C8
Lighter +10%#0D4D99
Darker −10%#051D3B
Darker −20%#01060C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003473
Less saturated −25%#17365C

Channel breakdown

R9
G53
B106
Red9 (3.5%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue212.78°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 35 · B 6A

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