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Recognised as Colour

#06142C

  • #06142C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#06142C is a blue with RGB values 6, 20, 44 and HSL 218°, 76%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#06142C#06142C
HEX#06142C
RGBrgb(6, 20, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0784, 0.1725
RGB percentages2.4%, 7.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(217.9, 76%, 9.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 86.4%, 17.3%)
CMYK86.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer398,380
CSS custom property--colour: #06142C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness21.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.35:1
Contrast with white18.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F9EBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#08162Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#03132Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#001A1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.8Dim grey · ΔE 42.1Midnight blue · ΔE 43.2Slate grey · ΔE 47.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C1E06
Analogous#06272C, #0B062C
Triadic#2C0614, #142C06
Split complementary#2C0B06, #272C06
Tetradic#2C0627, #2C1E06, #062C0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1E66E0
Lighter +30%#1851B3
Lighter +20%#123D86
Lighter +10%#0C2859
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001232
Less saturated −25%#0C1626

Channel breakdown

R6
G20
B44
Red6 (2.4%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness9.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 14 · B 2C

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