Colour

#096FFF

#096FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#096FFF is a blue with RGB values 9, 111, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#096FFF#096FFF

HEX#096FFF

RGBrgb(9, 111, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4353, 1

RGB percentages3.5%, 43.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(215.1, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK96.5%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer618,495

CSS custom property--colour: #096FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#F69000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0094ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9909

Analogous#09EAFF, #1E09FF

Triadic#FF096F, #6FFF09

Split complementary#FF1E09, #EAFF09

Tetradic#FF09EA, #FF9909, #09FF1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5E6FF

Lighter +30%#A2C9FF

Lighter +20%#6FABFF

Lighter +10%#3C8DFF

Darker −10%#0058D5

Darker −20%#0043A2

Darker −30%#002E6F

Darker −40%#00193C

More saturated +25%#096FFF

Less saturated −25%#2874E0

Channel breakdown

G111

B255

Red9 (3.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue215.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 6F · B FF

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