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Recognised as Colour

#096291

  • #096291
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#096291 is a blue with RGB values 9, 98, 145 and HSL 201°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#096291#096291
HEX#096291
RGBrgb(9, 98, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.3843, 0.5686
RGB percentages3.5%, 38.4%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(200.7, 88.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 93.8%, 56.9%)
CMYK93.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer615,057
CSS custom property--colour: #096291;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#F69D6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6393no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#395790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006E73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 32Dim grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#913809
Analogous#09917C, #091E91
Triadic#910962, #629109
Split complementary#91091E, #917C09
Tetradic#7C0991, #913809, #1E9109

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70C8F6
Lighter +30%#40B5F3
Lighter +20%#10A3F0
Lighter +10%#0C82C1
Darker −10%#064261
Darker −20%#032131
Darker −30%#000101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00659A
Less saturated −25%#1C5C7E

Channel breakdown

R9
G98
B145
Red9 (3.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue200.74°
Saturation (HSL)88.31%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 62 · B 91

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