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Recognised as Colour

#0997DF

  • #0997DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0997DF is a blue with RGB values 9, 151, 223 and HSL 200°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0997DF#0997DF
HEX#0997DF
RGBrgb(9, 151, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.5922, 0.8745
RGB percentages3.5%, 59.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(200.2, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.2, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK96%, 32.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer628,703
CSS custom property--colour: #0997DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#F66820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7499E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Sky blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF5109
Analogous#09DFBC, #092CDF
Triadic#DF0997, #97DF09
Split complementary#DF092C, #DFBC09
Tetradic#BC09DF, #DF5109, #2CDF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E5FC
Lighter +30%#87D3FA
Lighter +20%#56C2F8
Lighter +10%#25B0F6
Darker −10%#0776AE
Darker −20%#05557D
Darker −30%#03334C
Darker −40%#01121B
More saturated +25%#009AE8
Less saturated −25%#268EC2

Channel breakdown

R9
G151
B223
Red9 (3.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue200.19°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 97 · B DF

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