Colour

#06172C

#06172C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#06172C is a blue with RGB values 6, 23, 44 and HSL 213°, 76%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#06172C

RGBrgb(6, 23, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0902, 0.1725

RGB percentages2.4%, 9%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(213.2, 76%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 86.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK86.4%, 47.7%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer399,148

CSS custom property--colour: #06172C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18:1

Contrast with white18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#F9E8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D192Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#08152Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#001C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dim grey · ΔE 40.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.5 Slate grey · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C1B06

Analogous#062A2C, #08062C

Triadic#2C0617, #172C06

Split complementary#2C0806, #2A2C06

Tetradic#2C062A, #2C1B06, #062C08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#1E75E0

Lighter +30%#185DB3

Lighter +20%#124686

Lighter +10%#0C2E59

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001632

Less saturated −25%#0C1826

Channel breakdown

G23

B44

Red6 (2.4%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue213.16°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness9.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 17 · B 2C

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