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Recognised as Colour

#0608C7

  • #0608C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0608C7 is a blue with RGB values 6, 8, 199 and HSL 239°, 94%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0608C7#0608C7
HEX#0608C7
RGBrgb(6, 8, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0314, 0.7804
RGB percentages2.4%, 3.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(239.4, 94.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 97%, 78%)
CMYK97%, 96%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer395,463
CSS custom property--colour: #0608C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#F9F738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Blue · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Navy · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C506
Analogous#0669C7, #6406C7
Triadic#C70608, #08C706
Split complementary#C76406, #69C706
Tetradic#C70669, #C7C506, #06C764

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D9EFC
Lighter +30%#6B6DFB
Lighter +20%#3A3CF9
Lighter +10%#080BF8
Darker −10%#050695
Darker −20%#030464
Darker −30%#020232
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0002CD
Less saturated −25%#2021AD

Channel breakdown

R6
G8
B199
Red6 (2.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue239.38°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 08 · B C7

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