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Recognised as Colour

#0989DC

  • #0989DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0989DC is a blue with RGB values 9, 137, 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

#0989DC#0989DC
HEX#0989DC
RGBrgb(9, 137, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5373, 0.8627
RGB percentages3.5%, 53.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(203.6, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer625,116
CSS custom property--colour: #0989DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#F67623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#417CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Light skyblue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5C09
Analogous#09DCC6, #091FDC
Triadic#DC0989, #89DC09
Split complementary#DC0920, #DCC609
Tetradic#C509DC, #DC5C09, #1FDC09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5E0FC
Lighter +30%#84CCFA
Lighter +20%#53B7F8
Lighter +10%#22A3F6
Darker −10%#076AAB
Darker −20%#054C7A
Darker −30%#032D49
Darker −40%#010F18
More saturated +25%#008BE5
Less saturated −25%#2683BF

Channel breakdown

R9
G137
B220
Red9 (3.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue203.6°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 89 · B DC

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