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Recognised as Colour

#0951B3

  • #0951B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0951B3 is a blue with RGB values 9, 81, 179 and HSL 215°, 90%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0951B3#0951B3
HEX#0951B3
RGBrgb(9, 81, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3176, 0.702
RGB percentages3.5%, 31.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(214.6, 90.4%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 95%, 70.2%)
CMYK95%, 54.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer610,739
CSS custom property--colour: #0951B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#F6AE4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B36B09
Analogous#09A6B3, #1609B3
Triadic#B30951, #51B309
Split complementary#B31609, #A6B309
Tetradic#B309A6, #B36B09, #09B316

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FBCF9
Lighter +30%#5E9FF7
Lighter +20%#2E82F4
Lighter +10%#0B67E4
Darker −10%#073B82
Darker −20%#042552
Darker −30%#020F21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0050BC
Less saturated −25%#21559B

Channel breakdown

R9
G81
B179
Red9 (3.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue214.59°
Saturation (HSL)90.43%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 51 · B B3

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