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Recognised as Colour

#0980DC

  • #0980DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0980DC is a blue with RGB values 9, 128, 220 and HSL 206°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0980DC#0980DC
HEX#0980DC
RGBrgb(9, 128, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.502, 0.8627
RGB percentages3.5%, 50.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(206.2, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer622,812
CSS custom property--colour: #0980DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#F67F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5087E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A76DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC6509
Analogous#09DCCE, #0917DC
Triadic#DC0980, #80DC09
Split complementary#DC0917, #DCCF09
Tetradic#CE09DC, #DC6509, #16DC09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5DDFC
Lighter +30%#84C7FA
Lighter +20%#53B0F8
Lighter +10%#229AF6
Darker −10%#0763AB
Darker −20%#05477A
Darker −30%#032A49
Darker −40%#010E18
More saturated +25%#0081E5
Less saturated −25%#267CBF

Channel breakdown

R9
G128
B220
Red9 (3.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue206.16°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 80 · B DC

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