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Recognised as Colour

#096FC5

  • #096FC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#096FC5 is a blue with RGB values 9, 111, 197 and HSL 207°, 91%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#096FC5#096FC5
HEX#096FC5
RGBrgb(9, 111, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4353, 0.7725
RGB percentages3.5%, 43.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(207.4, 91.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 95.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK95.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer618,437
CSS custom property--colour: #096FC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#F6903A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4176C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A66C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#008490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C55F09
Analogous#09C5BD, #0911C5
Triadic#C5096F, #6FC509
Split complementary#C50911, #C5BD09
Tetradic#BD09C5, #C55F09, #11C509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FD1FB
Lighter +30%#6FB9F8
Lighter +20%#3EA2F6
Lighter +10%#0D8AF4
Darker −10%#075494
Darker −20%#053863
Darker −30%#021D33
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0070CE
Less saturated −25%#236DAB

Channel breakdown

R9
G111
B197
Red9 (3.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue207.45°
Saturation (HSL)91.26%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 6F · B C5

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