Recognised as Colour
#000966
- #000966
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#000966 is a blue with RGB values 0, 9, 102 and HSL 235°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#000966#000966
HEX#000966
RGBrgb(0, 9, 102)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0353, 0.4
RGB percentages0%, 3.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(234.7, 100%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 100%, 40%)
CMYK100%, 91.2%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,406
CSS custom property--colour: #000966;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.06:1
Contrast with white17.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#FFF699
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#665D00
Analogous#003C66, #2A0066
Triadic#660009, #096600
Split complementary#662A00, #3C6600
Tetradic#66003C, #665D00, #00662A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G9
B102
Red0 (0%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 09 · B 66
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