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Recognised as Colour

#090066

  • #090066
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#090066 is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 102 and HSL 245°, 100%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#090066#090066
HEX#090066
RGBrgb(9, 0, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.4
RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 40%
HSLhsl(245.3, 100%, 20%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 100%, 40%)
CMYK91.2%, 100%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer589,926
CSS custom property--colour: #090066;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.45:1
Contrast with white17.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#F6FF99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#001464no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#002639no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12Navy · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 15.9Dark blue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6600
Analogous#002A66, #3C0066
Triadic#660900, #006609
Split complementary#663C00, #2A6600
Tetradic#66002A, #5D6600, #00663C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4533FF
Lighter +30%#1600FF
Lighter +20%#1200CC
Lighter +10%#0D0099
Darker −10%#040033
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#090066
Less saturated −25%#130D59

Channel breakdown

R9
G0
B102
Red9 (3.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue245.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness20%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B 66

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