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Recognised as Colour

#096EF8

  • #096EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#096EF8 is a blue with RGB values 9, 110, 248 and HSL 215°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#096EF8#096EF8
HEX#096EF8
RGBrgb(9, 110, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4314, 0.9725
RGB percentages3.5%, 43.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(214.6, 94.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 96.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK96.4%, 55.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer618,232
CSS custom property--colour: #096EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#F69107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F89309
Analogous#09E5F8, #1C09F8
Triadic#F8096E, #6EF809
Split complementary#F81C09, #E5F809
Tetradic#F809E5, #F89309, #09F81C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE3FE
Lighter +30%#9EC6FC
Lighter +20%#6CA8FB
Lighter +10%#3B8BF9
Darker −10%#0658C8
Darker −20%#044297
Darker −30%#032C65
Darker −40%#011734
More saturated +25%#026DFF
Less saturated −25%#2973D8

Channel breakdown

R9
G110
B248
Red9 (3.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue214.64°
Saturation (HSL)94.47%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 6E · B F8

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