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Recognised as Colour

#099BFF

  • #099BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#099BFF is a blue with RGB values 9, 155, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#099BFF#099BFF
HEX#099BFF
RGBrgb(9, 155, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6078, 1
RGB percentages3.5%, 60.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.4, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK96.5%, 39.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer629,759
CSS custom property--colour: #099BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#F66400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#428EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6D09
Analogous#09FFE8, #0920FF
Triadic#FF099B, #9BFF09
Split complementary#FF0920, #FFE809
Tetradic#E809FF, #FF6D09, #20FF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5EEFF
Lighter +30%#A2D9FF
Lighter +20%#6FC4FF
Lighter +10%#3CB0FF
Darker −10%#007ED5
Darker −20%#0060A2
Darker −30%#00426F
Darker −40%#00243C
More saturated +25%#099BFF
Less saturated −25%#2895E0

Channel breakdown

R9
G155
B255
Red9 (3.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 9B · B FF

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