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Recognised as Colour

#0069B2

  • #0069B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0069B2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 105, 178 and HSL 205°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0069B2#0069B2
HEX#0069B2
RGBrgb(0, 105, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4118, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 41.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(204.6, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 41%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,058
CSS custom property--colour: #0069B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#FF964D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#446EB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2760B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B24900
Analogous#00B2A2, #0010B2
Triadic#B20069, #69B200
Split complementary#B20010, #B2A200
Tetradic#A200B2, #B24900, #10B200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FCBFF
Lighter +30%#4CB6FF
Lighter +20%#19A1FF
Lighter +10%#0087E5
Darker −10%#004B7F
Darker −20%#002D4C
Darker −30%#000F19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0069B2
Less saturated −25%#16659C

Channel breakdown

R0
G105
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue204.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 69 · B B2

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