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Colour

#0060B9

  • #0060B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0060B9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 185 and HSL 209°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0060B9#0060B9
HEX#0060B9
RGBrgb(0, 96, 185)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.7255
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(208.9, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK100%, 48.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,761
CSS custom property--colour: #0060B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FF9F46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B69BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B95900
Analogous#00B9B6, #0003B9
Triadic#B90060, #60B900
Split complementary#B90003, #B9B600
Tetradic#B600B9, #B95900, #03B900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86C5FF
Lighter +30%#53ACFF
Lighter +20%#2094FF
Lighter +10%#007AEC
Darker −10%#004686
Darker −20%#002B53
Darker −30%#001120
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0060B9
Less saturated −25%#175FA2

Channel breakdown

R0
G96
B185
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue208.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B B9

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