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Recognised as Colour

#1409EF

  • #1409EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1409EF is a blue with RGB values 20, 9, 239 and HSL 243°, 93%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1409EF#1409EF
HEX#1409EF
RGBrgb(20, 9, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0784, 0.0353, 0.9373
RGB percentages7.8%, 3.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(242.9, 92.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 96.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK91.6%, 96.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,313,263
CSS custom property--colour: #1409EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#EBF610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00658Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.5Medium blue · ΔE 13.3Blue violet · ΔE 29.2Dark violet · ΔE 32.2Dark blue · ΔE 43.4Dark orchid · ΔE 44
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EF09
Analogous#0971EF, #8709EF
Triadic#EF1409, #09EF14
Split complementary#EF8709, #71EF09
Tetradic#EF0971, #E4EF09, #09EF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC7FD
Lighter +30%#9B96FB
Lighter +20%#6C65F9
Lighter +10%#3D34F7
Darker −10%#1007BE
Darker −20%#0C058D
Darker −30%#08035C
Darker −40%#04022A
More saturated +25%#0C00F8
Less saturated −25%#3028D0

Channel breakdown

R20
G9
B239
Red20 (7.8%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue242.87°
Saturation (HSL)92.74%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 14 · G 09 · B EF

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