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Recognised as Colour

#091049

  • #091049
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#091049 is a blue with RGB values 9, 16, 73 and HSL 233°, 78%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#091049#091049
HEX#091049
RGBrgb(9, 16, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0627, 0.2863
RGB percentages3.5%, 6.3%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(233.4, 78%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 87.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK87.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer593,993
CSS custom property--colour: #091049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.77:1
Contrast with white17.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F6EFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00202Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8Indigo · ΔE 37.3Navy · ΔE 39.3Black · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494209
Analogous#093049, #220949
Triadic#490910, #104909
Split complementary#492209, #304909
Tetradic#490930, #494209, #094922

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#384BE6
Lighter +30%#1A2ED1
Lighter +20%#1424A4
Lighter +10%#0F1A76
Darker −10%#03061C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000952
Less saturated −25%#13183F

Channel breakdown

R9
G16
B73
Red9 (3.5%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue233.44°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 10 · B 49

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