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Colour

#609EE9

  • #609EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#609EE9 is a blue with RGB values 96, 158, 233 and HSL 213°, 76%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#609EE9#609EE9
HEX#609EE9
RGBrgb(96, 158, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6196, 0.9137
RGB percentages37.6%, 62%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(212.8, 75.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 58.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK58.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,332,137
CSS custom property--colour: #609EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#9F6116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D95E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AB60
Analogous#60E3E9, #6660E9
Triadic#E9609E, #9EE960
Split complementary#E96660, #E3E960
Tetradic#E960E3, #E9AB60, #60E966

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F0FC
Lighter +20%#BAD5F5
Lighter +10%#8DB9EF
Darker −10%#3383E3
Darker −20%#1C69C7
Darker −30%#15529B
Darker −40%#0F3A6E
More saturated +25%#4A9CFF
Less saturated −25%#77A0D2

Channel breakdown

R96
G158
B233
Red96 (37.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue212.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.69%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9E · B E9

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