Colour

#09358F

#09358F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#09358F is a blue with RGB values 9, 53, 143 and HSL 220°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#09358F#09358F

HEX#09358F

RGBrgb(9, 53, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.2078, 0.5608

RGB percentages3.5%, 20.8%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(220.3, 88.2%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 93.7%, 56.1%)

CMYK93.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer603,535

CSS custom property--colour: #09358F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#F6CA70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#00378Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004D5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 13 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Royal blue · ΔE 25.4 Indigo · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8F6309

Analogous#09788F, #20098F

Triadic#8F0935, #358F09

Split complementary#8F2009, #788F09

Tetradic#8F0978, #8F6309, #098F20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6E9BF6

Lighter +30%#3E79F3

Lighter +20%#0F59EF

Lighter +10%#0C47BF

Darker −10%#06235F

Darker −20%#03112F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003298

Less saturated −25%#1C3C7C

Channel breakdown

G53

B143

Red9 (3.5%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue220.3°

Saturation (HSL)88.16%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 35 · B 8F

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