Colour

#0600DB

#0600DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0600DB is a blue with RGB values 6, 0, 219 and HSL 242°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0600DB#0600DB

HEX#0600DB

RGBrgb(6, 0, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0, 0.8588

RGB percentages2.4%, 0%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(241.6, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK97.3%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer393,435

CSS custom property--colour: #0600DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1

Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#F9FF24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.1 Blue · ΔE 15.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 29 Dark blue · ΔE 36.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5DB00

Analogous#0068DB, #7300DB

Triadic#DB0600, #00DB06

Split complementary#DB7400, #67DB00

Tetradic#DB0068, #D5DB00, #00DB74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AAA8FF

Lighter +30%#7975FF

Lighter +20%#4742FF

Lighter +10%#160FFF

Darker −10%#0500A8

Darker −20%#030075

Darker −30%#020042

Darker −40%#00000F

More saturated +25%#0600DB

Less saturated −25%#201BC0

Channel breakdown

B219

Red6 (2.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue241.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 00 · B DB

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Colour values

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