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Recognised as Colour

#0959DA

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

#0959DA is a blue with RGB values 9, 89, 218 and HSL 217°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0959DA#0959DA
HEX#0959DA
RGBrgb(9, 89, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.349, 0.8549
RGB percentages3.5%, 34.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(217, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK95.9%, 59.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer612,826
CSS custom property--colour: #0959DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#F6A625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA8A09
Analogous#09C1DA, #2209DA
Triadic#DA0959, #59DA09
Split complementary#DA2109, #C2DA09
Tetradic#DA09C1, #DA8A09, #09DA21

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3CFFC
Lighter +30%#82B0FA
Lighter +20%#5191F8
Lighter +10%#2072F6
Darker −10%#0745A9
Darker −20%#053178
Darker −30%#031D47
Darker −40%#010916
More saturated +25%#0057E3
Less saturated −25%#2560BE

Channel breakdown

R9
G89
B218
Red9 (3.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue217.03°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 59 · B DA

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