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Recognised as Colour

#0060AF

  • #0060AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0060AF is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 175 and HSL 207°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0060AF#0060AF
HEX#0060AF
RGBrgb(0, 96, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(207.1, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 45.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,751
CSS custom property--colour: #0060AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FF9F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3567B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A59ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF4F00
Analogous#00AFA7, #0008AF
Triadic#AF0060, #60AF00
Split complementary#AF0009, #AFA700
Tetradic#A600AF, #AF4F00, #08AF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CC4FF
Lighter +30%#49ADFF
Lighter +20%#1696FF
Lighter +10%#007CE2
Darker −10%#00447C
Darker −20%#002849
Darker −30%#000C16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0060AF
Less saturated −25%#165E99

Channel breakdown

R0
G96
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue207.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B AF

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