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Recognised as Colour

#0963AA

  • #0963AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0963AA is a blue with RGB values 9, 99, 170 and HSL 206°, 90%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0963AA#0963AA
HEX#0963AA
RGBrgb(9, 99, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3882, 0.6667
RGB percentages3.5%, 38.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(206.5, 89.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 94.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK94.7%, 41.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer615,338
CSS custom property--colour: #0963AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#F69C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F68ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#235BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5009
Analogous#09AAA1, #0912AA
Triadic#AA0963, #63AA09
Split complementary#AA0912, #AAA109
Tetradic#A109AA, #AA5009, #12AA09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86C6F9
Lighter +30%#56AFF6
Lighter +20%#2699F3
Lighter +10%#0C7FDA
Darker −10%#06477A
Darker −20%#042B49
Darker −30%#010E19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0064B3
Less saturated −25%#1F6094

Channel breakdown

R9
G99
B170
Red9 (3.5%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue206.46°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 63 · B AA

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