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Colour

#0060EF

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

#0060EF is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 239 and HSL 216°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0060EF#0060EF
HEX#0060EF
RGBrgb(0, 96, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.9, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 59.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,815
CSS custom property--colour: #0060EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FF9F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00859Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8F00
Analogous#00D7EF, #1800EF
Triadic#EF0060, #60EF00
Split complementary#EF1800, #D7EF00
Tetradic#EF00D7, #EF8F00, #00EF18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCD7FF
Lighter +30%#89B8FF
Lighter +20%#569AFF
Lighter +10%#237BFF
Darker −10%#004CBC
Darker −20%#003789
Darker −30%#002356
Darker −40%#000E23
More saturated +25%#0060EF
Less saturated −25%#1E66D1

Channel breakdown

R0
G96
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B EF

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