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Recognised as Colour

#0968DA

  • #0968DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0968DA is a blue with RGB values 9, 104, 218 and HSL 213°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0968DA#0968DA
HEX#0968DA
RGBrgb(9, 104, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4078, 0.8549
RGB percentages3.5%, 40.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(212.7, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK95.9%, 52.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer616,666
CSS custom property--colour: #0968DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#F69725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0875DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA7B09
Analogous#09D0DA, #1309DA
Triadic#DA0968, #68DA09
Split complementary#DA1309, #D0DA09
Tetradic#DA09D0, #DA7B09, #09DA13

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3D4FC
Lighter +30%#82B9FA
Lighter +20%#519DF8
Lighter +10%#2081F6
Darker −10%#0751A9
Darker −20%#053978
Darker −30%#032247
Darker −40%#010B16
More saturated +25%#0067E3
Less saturated −25%#256BBE

Channel breakdown

R9
G104
B218
Red9 (3.5%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 68 · B DA

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