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Recognised as Colour

#099BF5

  • #099BF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#099BF5 is a blue with RGB values 9, 155, 245 and HSL 203°, 93%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#099BF5#099BF5
HEX#099BF5
RGBrgb(9, 155, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6078, 0.9608
RGB percentages3.5%, 60.8%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(202.9, 92.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 96.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK96.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer629,749
CSS custom property--colour: #099BF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#F6640A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9FF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D8DF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 32.7Light skyblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F56309
Analogous#09F5D9, #0925F5
Triadic#F5099B, #9BF509
Split complementary#F50925, #F5D909
Tetradic#D909F5, #F56309, #25F509

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEBFD
Lighter +30%#9CD7FB
Lighter +20%#6AC3FA
Lighter +10%#39AFF8
Darker −10%#077CC4
Darker −20%#055D93
Darker −30%#043E61
Darker −40%#021F30
More saturated +25%#009DFE
Less saturated −25%#2993D5

Channel breakdown

R9
G155
B245
Red9 (3.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue202.88°
Saturation (HSL)92.91%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 9B · B F5

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