Colour

#0601FF

#0601FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0601FF is a blue with RGB values 6, 1, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0601FF#0601FF

HEX#0601FF

RGBrgb(6, 1, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0039, 1

RGB percentages2.4%, 0.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(241.2, 100%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 99.6%, 100%)

CMYK97.6%, 99.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer393,727

CSS custom property--colour: #0601FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0728WCAG 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 8.55:1

Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#F9FE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006B96no 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 text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0.3 Medium blue · ΔE 21.4 Blue violet · ΔE 35.5 Dark violet · ΔE 38 Dark orchid · ΔE 50.7 Dark blue · ΔE 51.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.29, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAFF01

Analogous#017BFF, #8501FF

Triadic#FF0601, #01FF06

Split complementary#FF8501, #7BFF01

Tetradic#FF017B, #FAFF01, #01FF85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECDFF

Lighter +30%#9C9AFF

Lighter +20%#6A67FF

Lighter +10%#3834FF

Darker −10%#0400CD

Darker −20%#03009A

Darker −30%#020067

Darker −40%#010034

More saturated +25%#0601FF

Less saturated −25%#2421DF

Channel breakdown

B255

Red6 (2.4%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 01 · B FF

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