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Recognised as Colour

#0988DC

  • #0988DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0988DC is a blue with RGB values 9, 136, 220 and HSL 204°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0988DC#0988DC
HEX#0988DC
RGBrgb(9, 136, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5333, 0.8627
RGB percentages3.5%, 53.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(203.9, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer624,860
CSS custom property--colour: #0988DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#F67723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5D09
Analogous#09DCC7, #091EDC
Triadic#DC0988, #88DC09
Split complementary#DC091E, #DCC709
Tetradic#C709DC, #DC5D09, #1EDC09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5E0FC
Lighter +30%#84CBFA
Lighter +20%#53B6F8
Lighter +10%#22A2F6
Darker −10%#076AAB
Darker −20%#054B7A
Darker −30%#032D49
Darker −40%#010F18
More saturated +25%#008AE5
Less saturated −25%#2682BF

Channel breakdown

R9
G136
B220
Red9 (3.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue203.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 88 · B DC

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