Colour

#0952CD

#0952CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0952CD is a blue with RGB values 9, 82, 205 and HSL 218°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0952CD#0952CD

HEX#0952CD

RGBrgb(9, 82, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3216, 0.8039

RGB percentages3.5%, 32.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(217.7, 91.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 95.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK95.6%, 60%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer611,021

CSS custom property--colour: #0952CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#F6AD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1 Slate blue · ΔE 14.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CD8409

Analogous#09B4CD, #2209CD

Triadic#CD0952, #52CD09

Split complementary#CD2209, #B4CD09

Tetradic#CD09B4, #CD8409, #09CD22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7C6FB

Lighter +30%#76A7F9

Lighter +20%#4587F7

Lighter +10%#1468F5

Darker −10%#073E9C

Darker −20%#052B6B

Darker −30%#03173A

Darker −40%#00040A

More saturated +25%#0050D6

Less saturated −25%#2459B2

Channel breakdown

G82

B205

Red9 (3.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue217.65°

Saturation (HSL)91.59%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 52 · B CD

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Colour values

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