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Recognised as Colour

#0606DE

  • #0606DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0606DE is a blue with RGB values 6, 6, 222 and HSL 240°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0606DE#0606DE
HEX#0606DE
RGBrgb(6, 6, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0235, 0.8706
RGB percentages2.4%, 2.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.3%, 97.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer394,974
CSS custom property--colour: #0606DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#F9F921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.5Blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 36.5Dark orchid · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDE06
Analogous#0672DE, #7206DE
Triadic#DE0606, #06DE06
Split complementary#DE7206, #72DE06
Tetradic#DE0672, #DEDE06, #06DE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B3FD
Lighter +30%#8181FC
Lighter +20%#5050FA
Lighter +10%#1E1EF9
Darker −10%#0505AC
Darker −20%#03037B
Darker −30%#020249
Darker −40%#010117
More saturated +25%#0000E4
Less saturated −25%#2323C2

Channel breakdown

R6
G6
B222
Red6 (2.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 06 · B DE

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