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Recognised as Colour

#0061A5

  • #0061A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0061A5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 97, 165 and HSL 205°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0061A5#0061A5
HEX#0061A5
RGBrgb(0, 97, 165)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3804, 0.6471
RGB percentages0%, 38%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK100%, 41.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,997
CSS custom property--colour: #0061A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FF9E5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E65A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2358A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 33.2Slate grey · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A54400
Analogous#00A597, #000EA5
Triadic#A50061, #61A500
Split complementary#A5000F, #A59700
Tetradic#9600A5, #A54400, #0EA500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#72C5FF
Lighter +30%#3FB0FF
Lighter +20%#0C9BFF
Lighter +10%#007FD8
Darker −10%#004372
Darker −20%#00253F
Darker −30%#00070C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0061A5
Less saturated −25%#155D90

Channel breakdown

R0
G97
B165
Red0 (0%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue204.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 61 · B A5

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