Recognised as Colour

#06009D

#06009D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#06009D is a blue with RGB values 6, 0, 157 and HSL 242°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#06009D#06009D

HEX#06009D

RGBrgb(6, 0, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0, 0.6157

RGB percentages2.4%, 0%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(242.3, 100%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 100%, 61.6%)

CMYK96.2%, 100%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer393,373

CSS custom property--colour: #06009D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.05:1

Contrast with white14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D

Inverted#F9FF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0033A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00239Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.3 Navy · ΔE 13.5 Medium blue · ΔE 21.8 Indigo · ΔE 21.9 Blue violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#979D00

Analogous#00489D, #55009D

Triadic#9D0600, #009D06

Split complementary#9D5500, #489D00

Tetradic#9D0048, #979D00, #009D55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#706AFF

Lighter +30%#3F37FF

Lighter +20%#0E04FF

Lighter +10%#0800D0

Darker −10%#04006A

Darker −20%#020037

Darker −30%#000004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#06009D

Less saturated −25%#181489

Channel breakdown

B157

Red6 (2.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue242.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 00 · B 9D

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