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Colour

#0959AA

  • #0959AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0959AA is a blue with RGB values 9, 89, 170 and HSL 210°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0959AA#0959AA
HEX#0959AA
RGBrgb(9, 89, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.349, 0.6667
RGB percentages3.5%, 34.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(210.2, 89.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 94.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK94.7%, 47.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer612,778
CSS custom property--colour: #0959AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#F6A655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A61ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#006D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5A09
Analogous#09A9AA, #0909AA
Triadic#AA0959, #59AA09
Split complementary#AA0A09, #A9AA09
Tetradic#AA09AA, #AA5A09, #09AA0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86BFF9
Lighter +30%#56A6F6
Lighter +20%#268CF3
Lighter +10%#0C72DA
Darker −10%#06407A
Darker −20%#042649
Darker −30%#010D19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0059B3
Less saturated −25%#1F5994

Channel breakdown

R9
G89
B170
Red9 (3.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue210.19°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 59 · B AA

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