Colour

#0060BC

#0060BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0060BC is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 188 and HSL 209°, 100%, 37%. 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

#0060BC#0060BC

HEX#0060BC

RGBrgb(0, 96, 188)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.7373

RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK100%, 48.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,764

CSS custom property--colour: #0060BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FF9F43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2769BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC5C00

Analogous#00BCBA, #0002BC

Triadic#BC0060, #60BC00

Split complementary#BC0002, #BCBA00

Tetradic#BA00BC, #BC5C00, #02BC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#89C5FF

Lighter +30%#56ACFF

Lighter +20%#2393FF

Lighter +10%#007AEF

Darker −10%#004689

Darker −20%#002C56

Darker −30%#001223

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0060BC

Less saturated −25%#1860A5

Channel breakdown

G96

B188

Red0 (0%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue209.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B BC

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