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Recognised as Colour

#06172E

  • #06172E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#06172E is a blue with RGB values 6, 23, 46 and HSL 215°, 77%, 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

#06172E#06172E
HEX#06172E
RGBrgb(6, 23, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0902, 0.1804
RGB percentages2.4%, 9%, 18%
HSLhsl(214.5, 76.9%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 87%, 18%)
CMYK87%, 50%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer399,150
CSS custom property--colour: #06172E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.95:1
Contrast with white17.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#F9E8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C192Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#06152Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#001C20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9Dim grey · ΔE 40.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 41Midnight blue · ΔE 44Slate grey · ΔE 46
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E1D06
Analogous#062B2E, #09062E
Triadic#2E0617, #172E06
Split complementary#2E0906, #2B2E06
Tetradic#2E062B, #2E1D06, #062E09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1E71E2
Lighter +30%#185BB5
Lighter +20%#124488
Lighter +10%#0C2E5B
Darker −10%#000001
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001634
Less saturated −25%#0C1828

Channel breakdown

R6
G23
B46
Red6 (2.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue214.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.92%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 17 · B 2E

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