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Recognised as Colour

#0062A0

  • #0062A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0062A0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 98, 160 and HSL 203°, 100%, 31%. 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

#0062A0#0062A0
HEX#0062A0
RGBrgb(0, 98, 160)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3843, 0.6275
RGB percentages0%, 38.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(203.3, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK100%, 38.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer25,248
CSS custom property--colour: #0062A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FF9D5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4365A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C599Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.8Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A03E00
Analogous#00A08E, #0012A0
Triadic#A00062, #62A000
Split complementary#A00012, #A08E00
Tetradic#8E00A0, #A03E00, #12A000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6DC6FF
Lighter +30%#3AB3FF
Lighter +20%#079FFF
Lighter +10%#0081D3
Darker −10%#00436D
Darker −20%#00243A
Darker −30%#000407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0062A0
Less saturated −25%#145D8C

Channel breakdown

R0
G98
B160
Red0 (0%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue203.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 62 · B A0

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