Colour

#0061BF

#0061BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0061BF is a blue with RGB values 0, 97, 191 and HSL 210°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0061BF#0061BF

HEX#0061BF

RGBrgb(0, 97, 191)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3804, 0.749

RGB percentages0%, 38%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(209.5, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK100%, 49.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer25,023

CSS custom property--colour: #0061BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#FF9E40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#266BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

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

Tritanopia#007887no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Slate blue · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF5E00

Analogous#00BFBD, #0002BF

Triadic#BF0061, #61BF00

Split complementary#BF0002, #BFBD00

Tetradic#BD00BF, #BF5E00, #02BF00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CC6FF

Lighter +30%#59ADFF

Lighter +20%#2694FF

Lighter +10%#007BF2

Darker −10%#00478C

Darker −20%#002D59

Darker −30%#001326

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0061BF

Less saturated −25%#1861A7

Channel breakdown

G97

B191

Red0 (0%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue209.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 61 · B BF

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