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Colour

#0068FF

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

#0068FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 104, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0068FF#0068FF
HEX#0068FF
RGBrgb(0, 104, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4078, 1
RGB percentages0%, 40.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.5, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 59.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,879
CSS custom property--colour: #0068FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FF9700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.9Blue violet · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9700
Analogous#00E8FF, #1700FF
Triadic#FF0068, #68FF00
Split complementary#FF1700, #E8FF00
Tetradic#FF00E8, #FF9700, #00FF17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE1FF
Lighter +30%#99C3FF
Lighter +20%#66A4FF
Lighter +10%#3386FF
Darker −10%#0053CC
Darker −20%#003E99
Darker −30%#002A66
Darker −40%#001533
More saturated +25%#0068FF
Less saturated −25%#206EDF

Channel breakdown

R0
G104
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 68 · B FF

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