Colour
#000096
- #000096
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#000096 is a blue with RGB values 0, 0, 150 and HSL 240°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#000096#000096
HEX#000096
RGBrgb(0, 0, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 0%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer150
CSS custom property--colour: #000096;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#FFFF69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969600
Analogous#004B96, #4B0096
Triadic#960000, #009600
Split complementary#964B00, #4B9600
Tetradic#96004B, #969600, #00964B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G0
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B 96
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