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Colour

#0068CF

  • #0068CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0068CF is a blue with RGB values 0, 104, 207 and HSL 210°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0068CF#0068CF
HEX#0068CF
RGBrgb(0, 104, 207)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4078, 0.8118
RGB percentages0%, 40.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(209.9, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.9, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK100%, 49.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,831
CSS custom property--colour: #0068CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FF9730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2473D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF6700
Analogous#00CFCF, #0001CF
Triadic#CF0068, #68CF00
Split complementary#CF0000, #CFCF00
Tetradic#CF00CF, #CF6700, #00CF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CCEFF
Lighter +30%#69B4FF
Lighter +20%#369BFF
Lighter +10%#0382FF
Darker −10%#004E9C
Darker −20%#003569
Darker −30%#001B36
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#0068CF
Less saturated −25%#1A68B5

Channel breakdown

R0
G104
B207
Red0 (0%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue209.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 68 · B CF

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