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Recognised as Colour

#0959BD

  • #0959BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0959BD is a blue with RGB values 9, 89, 189 and HSL 213°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0959BD#0959BD
HEX#0959BD
RGBrgb(9, 89, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.349, 0.7412
RGB percentages3.5%, 34.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(213.3, 90.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 95.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK95.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer612,797
CSS custom property--colour: #0959BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#F6A642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0465C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD6D09
Analogous#09B3BD, #1309BD
Triadic#BD0959, #59BD09
Split complementary#BD1309, #B3BD09
Tetradic#BD09B3, #BD6D09, #09BD13

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C4FA
Lighter +30%#67A7F8
Lighter +20%#378BF5
Lighter +10%#0B70EE
Darker −10%#07428C
Darker −20%#042B5C
Darker −30%#02142B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0058C6
Less saturated −25%#225CA4

Channel breakdown

R9
G89
B189
Red9 (3.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 59 · B BD

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