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Recognised as Colour

#091856

  • #091856
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#091856 is a blue with RGB values 9, 24, 86 and HSL 228°, 81%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#091856#091856
HEX#091856
RGBrgb(9, 24, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.0941, 0.3373
RGB percentages3.5%, 9.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(228.3, 81.1%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 89.5%, 33.7%)
CMYK89.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer596,054
CSS custom property--colour: #091856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#F6E7A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002934no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7Indigo · ΔE 35.2Navy · ΔE 37.2Slate blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#564709
Analogous#093E56, #210956
Triadic#560918, #185609
Split complementary#562109, #3E5609
Tetradic#56093E, #564709, #095621

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4061EB
Lighter +30%#173FE1
Lighter +20%#1332B2
Lighter +10%#0E2584
Darker −10%#040B28
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00135F
Less saturated −25%#151F4A

Channel breakdown

R9
G24
B86
Red9 (3.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue228.31°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 18 · B 56

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