Recognised as Colour

#06079B

#06079B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#06079B is a blue with RGB values 6, 7, 155 and HSL 240°, 93%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#06079B#06079B

HEX#06079B

RGBrgb(6, 7, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0275, 0.6078

RGB percentages2.4%, 2.7%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(239.6, 92.5%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 96.1%, 60.8%)

CMYK96.1%, 95.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer395,163

CSS custom property--colour: #06079B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.89:1

Contrast with white13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#F9F864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00349Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 5.8 Navy · ΔE 10.9 Indigo · ΔE 19.7 Medium blue · ΔE 24.6 Blue violet · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B9A06

Analogous#06529B, #4F069B

Triadic#9B0607, #079B06

Split complementary#9B5006, #519B06

Tetradic#9B0652, #9B9A06, #069B4F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7374FA

Lighter +30%#4244F8

Lighter +20%#1113F6

Lighter +10%#0809CC

Darker −10%#04056A

Darker −20%#020339

Darker −30%#000008

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0001A1

Less saturated −25%#1A1B87

Channel breakdown

B155

Red6 (2.4%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue239.6°

Saturation (HSL)92.55%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 07 · B 9B

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Colour values

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