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Colour

#0955BC

  • #0955BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0955BC is a blue with RGB values 9, 85, 188 and HSL 215°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0955BC#0955BC
HEX#0955BC
RGBrgb(9, 85, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3333, 0.7373
RGB percentages3.5%, 33.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(214.5, 90.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 95.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK95.2%, 54.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer611,772
CSS custom property--colour: #0955BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#F6AA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7009
Analogous#09AFBC, #1609BC
Triadic#BC0955, #55BC09
Split complementary#BC1609, #AFBC09
Tetradic#BC09AF, #BC7009, #09BC16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97C1FA
Lighter +30%#66A4F8
Lighter +20%#3687F5
Lighter +10%#0B6BED
Darker −10%#073F8B
Darker −20%#04295B
Darker −30%#02132A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0054C5
Less saturated −25%#2259A3

Channel breakdown

R9
G85
B188
Red9 (3.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue214.53°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 55 · B BC

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