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Recognised as Colour

#0603EC

  • #0603EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0603EC is a blue with RGB values 6, 3, 236 and HSL 241°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0603EC#0603EC
HEX#0603EC
RGBrgb(6, 3, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0118, 0.9255
RGB percentages2.4%, 1.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240.8, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK97.5%, 98.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer394,220
CSS custom property--colour: #0603EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#F9FC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.6Medium blue · ΔE 13Blue violet · ΔE 29.6Dark violet · ΔE 32.5Dark blue · ΔE 43.1Dark orchid · ΔE 44.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EC03
Analogous#0375EC, #7A03EC
Triadic#EC0603, #03EC06
Split complementary#EC7A03, #75EC03
Tetradic#EC0374, #E9EC03, #03EC7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEBDFE
Lighter +30%#8C8AFE
Lighter +20%#5A58FD
Lighter +10%#2926FC
Darker −10%#0502BA
Darker −20%#030287
Darker −30%#020155
Darker −40%#010023
More saturated +25%#0300EF
Less saturated −25%#2321CE

Channel breakdown

R6
G3
B236
Red6 (2.4%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240.77°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 03 · B EC

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