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Colour

#0940BB

  • #0940BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0940BB is a blue with RGB values 9, 64, 187 and HSL 221°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0940BB#0940BB
HEX#0940BB
RGBrgb(9, 64, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.251, 0.7333
RGB percentages3.5%, 25.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.5, 90.8%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 95.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.2%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer606,395
CSS custom property--colour: #0940BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#F6BF44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 24.1Dark blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8409
Analogous#0999BB, #2B09BB
Triadic#BB0940, #40BB09
Split complementary#BB2B09, #99BB09
Tetradic#BB0999, #BB8409, #09BB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96B5FA
Lighter +30%#6593F8
Lighter +20%#3570F5
Lighter +10%#0B51EC
Darker −10%#072F8A
Darker −20%#041F5A
Darker −30%#020E29
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003DC4
Less saturated −25%#2149A3

Channel breakdown

R9
G64
B187
Red9 (3.5%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.46°
Saturation (HSL)90.82%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 40 · B BB

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