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Recognised as Colour

#091959

  • #091959
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#091959 is a blue with RGB values 9, 25, 89 and HSL 228°, 82%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#091959#091959
HEX#091959
RGBrgb(9, 25, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.098, 0.349
RGB percentages3.5%, 9.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(228, 81.6%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 89.9%, 34.9%)
CMYK89.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer596,313
CSS custom property--colour: #091959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#F6E6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00245Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002A36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 34.2Navy · ΔE 36Slate blue · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594909
Analogous#094159, #210959
Triadic#590919, #195909
Split complementary#592109, #415909
Tetradic#590941, #594909, #095921

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4264EC
Lighter +30%#1740E4
Lighter +20%#1233B6
Lighter +10%#0E2687
Darker −10%#040C2B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001462
Less saturated −25%#15204D

Channel breakdown

R9
G25
B89
Red9 (3.5%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)81.63%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 19 · B 59

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