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Recognised as Colour

#109AE8

  • #109AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#109AE8 is a blue with RGB values 16, 154, 232 and HSL 202°, 87%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#109AE8#109AE8
HEX#109AE8
RGBrgb(16, 154, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.6039, 0.9098
RGB percentages6.3%, 60.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(201.7, 87.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 93.1%, 91%)
CMYK93.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,088,232
CSS custom property--colour: #109AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#EF6517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749CEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#578BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 28Sky blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E85E10
Analogous#10E8CA, #102EE8
Triadic#E8109A, #9AE810
Split complementary#E8102E, #E8CA10
Tetradic#CA10E8, #E85E10, #2EE810

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E9FB
Lighter +30%#99D6F8
Lighter +20%#69C2F5
Lighter +10%#3AAFF1
Darker −10%#0D7AB8
Darker −20%#095B89
Darker −30%#063B59
Darker −40%#031B29
More saturated +25%#009EF8
Less saturated −25%#2F91C9

Channel breakdown

R16
G154
B232
Red16 (6.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue201.67°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 9A · B E8

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