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Colour

#0061EE

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

#0061EE is a blue with RGB values 0, 97, 238 and HSL 216°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0061EE#0061EE
HEX#0061EE
RGBrgb(0, 97, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3804, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 38%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(215.5, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 59.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer25,070
CSS custom property--colour: #0061EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#FF9E11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00869Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8D00
Analogous#00D8EE, #1600EE
Triadic#EE0061, #61EE00
Split complementary#EE1600, #D8EE00
Tetradic#EE00D8, #EE8D00, #00EE16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBD7FF
Lighter +30%#88B8FF
Lighter +20%#559AFF
Lighter +10%#227CFF
Darker −10%#004CBB
Darker −20%#003788
Darker −30%#002355
Darker −40%#000E22
More saturated +25%#0061EE
Less saturated −25%#1E66D0

Channel breakdown

R0
G97
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue215.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 61 · B EE

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