Colour

#0968B6

#0968B6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0968B6 is a blue with RGB values 9, 104, 182 and HSL 207°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0968B6

RGBrgb(9, 104, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4078, 0.7137

RGB percentages3.5%, 40.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(207.1, 90.6%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 95.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK95.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer616,630

CSS custom property--colour: #0968B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#F69749

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F6EB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F60B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B65709

Analogous#09B6AD, #0912B6

Triadic#B60968, #68B609

Split complementary#B60911, #B6AD09

Tetradic#AE09B6, #B65709, #12B609

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#91CBFA

Lighter +30%#61B3F7

Lighter +20%#309CF5

Lighter +10%#0B84E7

Darker −10%#074C85

Darker −20%#043055

Darker −30%#021524

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0069BF

Less saturated −25%#21669E

Channel breakdown

G104

B182

Red9 (3.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue207.05°

Saturation (HSL)90.58%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 68 · B B6

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