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Recognised as Colour

#0069B3

  • #0069B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0069B3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 105, 179 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

#0069B3#0069B3
HEX#0069B3
RGBrgb(0, 105, 179)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4118, 0.702
RGB percentages0%, 41.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(204.8, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK100%, 41.3%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,059
CSS custom property--colour: #0069B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#FF964C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2560B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B34A00
Analogous#00B3A4, #000FB3
Triadic#B30069, #69B300
Split complementary#B3000F, #B3A400
Tetradic#A400B3, #B34A00, #0FB300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80CAFF
Lighter +30%#4DB5FF
Lighter +20%#1AA0FF
Lighter +10%#0087E6
Darker −10%#004B80
Darker −20%#002D4D
Darker −30%#000F1A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0069B3
Less saturated −25%#16659D

Channel breakdown

R0
G105
B179
Red0 (0%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue204.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 69 · B B3

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