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Recognised as Colour

#090079

  • #090079
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#090079 is a blue with RGB values 9, 0, 121 and HSL 244°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#090079#090079
HEX#090079
RGBrgb(9, 0, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0, 0.4745
RGB percentages3.5%, 0%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(244.5, 100%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 100%, 47.5%)
CMYK92.6%, 100%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer589,945
CSS custom property--colour: #090079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#F6FF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00267Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#001977no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 3.7Dark blue · ΔE 9Indigo · ΔE 13.1Midnight blue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 3.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#707900
Analogous#003479, #450079
Triadic#790900, #007909
Split complementary#794600, #337900
Tetradic#790034, #707900, #007945

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5446FF
Lighter +30%#2513FF
Lighter +20%#1100DF
Lighter +10%#0D00AC
Darker −10%#050046
Darker −20%#010013
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#090079
Less saturated −25%#160F6A

Channel breakdown

R9
G0
B121
Red9 (3.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue244.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 00 · B 79

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