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Recognised as Colour

#0983D9

  • #0983D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0983D9 is a blue with RGB values 9, 131, 217 and HSL 205°, 92%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0983D9#0983D9
HEX#0983D9
RGBrgb(9, 131, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5137, 0.851
RGB percentages3.5%, 51.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(204.8, 92%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 95.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK95.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer623,577
CSS custom property--colour: #0983D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.213WCAG 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 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#F67C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5888DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3778D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D95F09
Analogous#09D9C7, #091BD9
Triadic#D90983, #83D909
Split complementary#D9091B, #D9C709
Tetradic#C709D9, #D95F09, #1BD909

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2DDFC
Lighter +30%#81C8FA
Lighter +20%#50B2F8
Lighter +10%#1F9DF6
Darker −10%#0765A8
Darker −20%#054877
Darker −30%#032A46
Darker −40%#010D15
More saturated +25%#0085E2
Less saturated −25%#257EBD

Channel breakdown

R9
G131
B217
Red9 (3.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue204.81°
Saturation (HSL)92.04%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 83 · B D9

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