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Recognised as Colour

#0106FF

  • #0106FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0106FF is a blue with RGB values 1, 6, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0106FF#0106FF
HEX#0106FF
RGBrgb(1, 6, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0039, 0.0235, 1
RGB percentages0.4%, 2.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.8, 100%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 99.6%, 100%)
CMYK99.6%, 97.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer67,327
CSS custom property--colour: #0106FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#FEF900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 1.1Medium blue · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 35Dark violet · ΔE 37.7Dark orchid · ΔE 50.2Dark blue · ΔE 50.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.07, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFA01
Analogous#0185FF, #7B01FF
Triadic#FF0106, #06FF01
Split complementary#FF7B01, #85FF01
Tetradic#FF0185, #FFFA01, #01FF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCEFF
Lighter +30%#9A9CFF
Lighter +20%#676AFF
Lighter +10%#3438FF
Darker −10%#0004CD
Darker −20%#00039A
Darker −30%#000267
Darker −40%#000134
More saturated +25%#0106FF
Less saturated −25%#2124DF

Channel breakdown

R1
G6
B255
Red1 (0.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 01 · G 06 · B FF

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