Colour

#0975FF

#0975FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0975FF is a blue with RGB values 9, 117, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0975FF#0975FF

HEX#0975FF

RGBrgb(9, 117, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4588, 1

RGB percentages3.5%, 45.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(213.7, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK96.5%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer620,031

CSS custom property--colour: #0975FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#F68A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0098AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9309

Analogous#09F0FF, #1809FF

Triadic#FF0975, #75FF09

Split complementary#FF1809, #F0FF09

Tetradic#FF09F0, #FF9309, #09FF18

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5E7FF

Lighter +30%#A2CBFF

Lighter +20%#6FAEFF

Lighter +10%#3C92FF

Darker −10%#005ED5

Darker −20%#0047A2

Darker −30%#00316F

Darker −40%#001A3C

More saturated +25%#0975FF

Less saturated −25%#2879E0

Channel breakdown

G117

B255

Red9 (3.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue213.66°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G 75 · B FF

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