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Recognised as Colour

#0992EA

  • #0992EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0992EA is a blue with RGB values 9, 146, 234 and HSL 203°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0992EA#0992EA
HEX#0992EA
RGBrgb(9, 146, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5725, 0.9176
RGB percentages3.5%, 57.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(203.5, 92.6%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 96.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK96.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer627,434
CSS custom property--colour: #0992EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#F66D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4685E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Light skyblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6109
Analogous#09EAD2, #0921EA
Triadic#EA0992, #92EA09
Split complementary#EA0921, #EAD209
Tetradic#D209EA, #EA6109, #21EA09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E6FD
Lighter +30%#91D1FB
Lighter +20%#60BDF9
Lighter +10%#2FA9F7
Darker −10%#0773B9
Darker −20%#055588
Darker −30%#033657
Darker −40%#011726
More saturated +25%#0094F3
Less saturated −25%#278BCC

Channel breakdown

R9
G146
B234
Red9 (3.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue203.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.59%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 92 · B EA

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