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Colour

#097EBB

  • #097EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#097EBB is a blue with RGB values 9, 126, 187 and HSL 201°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#097EBB#097EBB
HEX#097EBB
RGBrgb(9, 126, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4941, 0.7333
RGB percentages3.5%, 49.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(200.6, 90.8%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 95.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer622,267
CSS custom property--colour: #097EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#F68144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4971BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB4609
Analogous#09BB9F, #0925BB
Triadic#BB097E, #7EBB09
Split complementary#BB0925, #BB9F09
Tetradic#9F09BB, #BB4609, #25BB09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96D8FA
Lighter +30%#65C6F8
Lighter +20%#35B3F5
Lighter +10%#0B9FEC
Darker −10%#075D8A
Darker −20%#043C5A
Darker −30%#021C29
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0081C4
Less saturated −25%#2176A3

Channel breakdown

R9
G126
B187
Red9 (3.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue200.56°
Saturation (HSL)90.82%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 7E · B BB

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