Recognised as Colour

#1509F2

#1509F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1509F2 is a blue with RGB values 21, 9, 242 and HSL 243°, 93%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1509F2

RGBrgb(21, 9, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0353, 0.949

RGB percentages8.2%, 3.5%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(243.1, 92.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 96.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK91.3%, 96.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,378,802

CSS custom property--colour: #1509F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#EAF60D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00668Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 7.2 Medium blue · ΔE 14.6 Blue violet · ΔE 30 Dark violet · ΔE 33 Dark blue · ΔE 44.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6F209

Analogous#0971F2, #8A09F2

Triadic#F21509, #09F215

Split complementary#F28A09, #71F209

Tetradic#F20971, #E6F209, #09F28A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDCAFD

Lighter +30%#9E99FB

Lighter +20%#6F68F9

Lighter +10%#4036F8

Darker −10%#1107C1

Darker −20%#0C0590

Darker −30%#08045E

Darker −40%#04022D

More saturated +25%#0D00FB

Less saturated −25%#3128D3

Channel breakdown

R21

B242

Red21 (8.2%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue243.09°

Saturation (HSL)92.83%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 09 · B F2

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