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Recognised as Colour

#097EC6

  • #097EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#097EC6 is a blue with RGB values 9, 126, 198 and HSL 203°, 91%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#097EC6#097EC6
HEX#097EC6
RGBrgb(9, 126, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4941, 0.7765
RGB percentages3.5%, 49.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(202.9, 91.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 95.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK95.5%, 36.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer622,278
CSS custom property--colour: #097EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#F68139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B81C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4072C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.4Light slate grey · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65109
Analogous#09C6B0, #091FC6
Triadic#C6097E, #7EC609
Split complementary#C6091F, #C6B009
Tetradic#B009C6, #C65109, #1FC609

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0D8FB
Lighter +30%#70C4F8
Lighter +20%#3FB0F6
Lighter +10%#0E9CF4
Darker −10%#075F95
Darker −20%#054064
Darker −30%#022134
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#0080CF
Less saturated −25%#2378AC

Channel breakdown

R9
G126
B198
Red9 (3.5%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue202.86°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 7E · B C6

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