Colour

#0062BF

#0062BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0062BF is a blue with RGB values 0, 98, 191 and HSL 209°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0062BF#0062BF

HEX#0062BF

RGBrgb(0, 98, 191)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3843, 0.749

RGB percentages0%, 38.4%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(209.2, 100%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 100%, 74.9%)

CMYK100%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer25,279

CSS custom property--colour: #0062BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#FF9D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#296BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

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

Tritanopia#007987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF5D00

Analogous#00BFBC, #0003BF

Triadic#BF0062, #62BF00

Split complementary#BF0003, #BFBC00

Tetradic#BC00BF, #BF5D00, #03BF00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8CC7FF

Lighter +30%#59AEFF

Lighter +20%#2695FF

Lighter +10%#007CF2

Darker −10%#00488C

Darker −20%#002E59

Darker −30%#001326

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0062BF

Less saturated −25%#1861A7

Channel breakdown

G98

B191

Red0 (0%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue209.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 62 · B BF

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