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Colour

#0061CD

  • #0061CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0061CD is a blue with RGB values 0, 97, 205 and HSL 212°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0061CD#0061CD
HEX#0061CD
RGBrgb(0, 97, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3804, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 38%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(211.6, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 52.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer25,037
CSS custom property--colour: #0061CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#FF9E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#026ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6C00
Analogous#00C8CD, #0600CD
Triadic#CD0061, #61CD00
Split complementary#CD0600, #C7CD00
Tetradic#CD00C7, #CD6C00, #00CD06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ACAFF
Lighter +30%#67AFFF
Lighter +20%#3494FF
Lighter +10%#0179FF
Darker −10%#00499A
Darker −20%#003167
Darker −30%#001934
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0061CD
Less saturated −25%#1A62B3

Channel breakdown

R0
G97
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue211.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 61 · B CD

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