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Recognised as Colour

#096697

  • #096697
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#096697 is a blue with RGB values 9, 102, 151 and HSL 201°, 89%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#096697#096697
HEX#096697
RGBrgb(9, 102, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0353, 0.4, 0.5922
RGB percentages3.5%, 40%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(200.7, 88.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 94%, 59.2%)
CMYK94%, 32.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer616,087
CSS custom property--colour: #096697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#F69968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6799no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5B96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9Dim grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973A09
Analogous#099781, #091F97
Triadic#970966, #669709
Split complementary#97091F, #978109
Tetradic#810997, #973A09, #1F9709

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#75CAF7
Lighter +30%#45B8F4
Lighter +20%#15A5F1
Lighter +10%#0C87C7
Darker −10%#064567
Darker −20%#032537
Darker −30%#000407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0069A0
Less saturated −25%#1D6083

Channel breakdown

R9
G102
B151
Red9 (3.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue200.7°
Saturation (HSL)88.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 09 · G 66 · B 97

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