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Colour

#0068B1

  • #0068B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0068B1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 104, 177 and HSL 205°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0068B1#0068B1
HEX#0068B1
RGBrgb(0, 104, 177)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4078, 0.6941
RGB percentages0%, 40.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(204.7, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK100%, 41.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,801
CSS custom property--colour: #0068B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#FF974E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#255FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.7Slate blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B14900
Analogous#00B1A2, #000FB1
Triadic#B10068, #68B100
Split complementary#B1000F, #B1A200
Tetradic#A200B1, #B14900, #0FB100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7ECAFF
Lighter +30%#4BB5FF
Lighter +20%#18A0FF
Lighter +10%#0086E4
Darker −10%#004A7E
Darker −20%#002C4B
Darker −30%#000E18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0068B1
Less saturated −25%#16649B

Channel breakdown

R0
G104
B177
Red0 (0%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue204.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 68 · B B1

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