Recognised as Colour
#000993
- #000993
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#000993 is a blue with RGB values 0, 9, 147 and HSL 236°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#000993#000993
HEX#000993
RGBrgb(0, 9, 147)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0353, 0.5765
RGB percentages0%, 3.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(236.3, 100%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 100%, 57.6%)
CMYK100%, 93.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,451
CSS custom property--colour: #000993;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#FFF66C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#938A00
Analogous#005293, #410093
Triadic#930009, #099300
Split complementary#934100, #529300
Tetradic#930052, #938A00, #009341
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G9
B147
Red0 (0%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue236.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 09 · B 93
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