Colour

#09A0FC

#09A0FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#09A0FC is a blue with RGB values 9, 160, 252 and HSL 203°, 98%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#09A0FC#09A0FC

HEX#09A0FC

RGBrgb(9, 160, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.6275, 0.9882

RGB percentages3.5%, 62.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(202.7, 97.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 96.4%, 98.8%)

CMYK96.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer631,036

CSS custom property--colour: #09A0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#F65F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5191FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6 Royal blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FC6509

Analogous#09FCDF, #0927FC

Triadic#FC09A0, #A0FC09

Split complementary#FC0927, #FCDF09

Tetradic#DE09FC, #FC6509, #27FC09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3EEFE

Lighter +30%#A0DAFE

Lighter +20%#6EC7FD

Lighter +10%#3BB3FD

Darker −10%#0382CF

Darker −20%#02629D

Darker −30%#01436B

Darker −40%#012338

More saturated +25%#06A1FF

Less saturated −25%#2898DD

Channel breakdown

G160

B252

Red9 (3.5%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue202.72°

Saturation (HSL)97.59%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 09 · G A0 · B FC

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Colour values

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