Colour

#096FB6

#096FB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#096FB6 is a blue with RGB values 9, 111, 182 and HSL 205°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#096FB6

RGBrgb(9, 111, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4353, 0.7137

RGB percentages3.5%, 43.5%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(204.6, 90.6%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 95.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK95.1%, 39%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer618,422

CSS custom property--colour: #096FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#F69049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C73B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3165B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008089no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29 Royal blue · ΔE 32.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B65009

Analogous#09B6A7, #0919B6

Triadic#B6096F, #6FB609

Split complementary#B60918, #B6A709

Tetradic#A709B6, #B65009, #18B609

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91CFFA

Lighter +30%#61B9F7

Lighter +20%#30A4F5

Lighter +10%#0B8DE7

Darker −10%#075185

Darker −20%#043455

Darker −30%#021624

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0071BF

Less saturated −25%#216B9E

Channel breakdown

G111

B182

Red9 (3.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue204.62°

Saturation (HSL)90.58%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 6F · B B6

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