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Recognised as Colour

#0955AC

  • #0955AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0955AC is a blue with RGB values 9, 85, 172 and HSL 212°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0955AC#0955AC
HEX#0955AC
RGBrgb(9, 85, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3333, 0.6745
RGB percentages3.5%, 33.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(212, 90.1%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 94.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK94.8%, 50.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer611,756
CSS custom property--colour: #0955AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#F6AA53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C5EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Midnight blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6009
Analogous#09A6AC, #0F09AC
Triadic#AC0955, #55AC09
Split complementary#AC0F09, #A6AC09
Tetradic#AC09A7, #AC6009, #09AC0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88BDF9
Lighter +30%#58A2F6
Lighter +20%#2787F4
Lighter +10%#0C6DDC
Darker −10%#063D7C
Darker −20%#04254B
Darker −30%#010D1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0054B5
Less saturated −25%#205795

Channel breakdown

R9
G85
B172
Red9 (3.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue212.02°
Saturation (HSL)90.06%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 55 · B AC

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