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Recognised as Colour

#060EC5

  • #060EC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#060EC5 is a blue with RGB values 6, 14, 197 and HSL 237°, 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

#060EC5#060EC5
HEX#060EC5
RGBrgb(6, 14, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0549, 0.7725
RGB percentages2.4%, 5.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(237.5, 94.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 97%, 77.3%)
CMYK97%, 92.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer396,997
CSS custom property--colour: #060EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04384WCAG 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 11.19:1
Contrast with white11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#F9F13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark blue · ΔE 23.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Blue · ΔE 28Navy · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BD06
Analogous#066DC5, #5E06C5
Triadic#C5060E, #0EC506
Split complementary#C55E06, #6EC506
Tetradic#C5066D, #C5BD06, #06C55E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B9FFC
Lighter +30%#6A70FA
Lighter +20%#3840F9
Lighter +10%#0812F6
Darker −10%#040A94
Darker −20%#030762
Darker −30%#010331
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0009CB
Less saturated −25%#1F25AC

Channel breakdown

R6
G14
B197
Red6 (2.4%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue237.49°
Saturation (HSL)94.09%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 0E · B C5

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