Colour

#061B6F

#061B6F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#061B6F is a blue with RGB values 6, 27, 111 and HSL 228°, 90%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#061B6F#061B6F

HEX#061B6F

RGBrgb(6, 27, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.1059, 0.4353

RGB percentages2.4%, 10.6%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(228, 89.7%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 94.6%, 43.5%)

CMYK94.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer400,239

CSS custom property--colour: #061B6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.06:1

Contrast with white15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#F9E490

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00216Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#003343no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 3.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8 Indigo · ΔE 23.8 Navy · ΔE 24.1 Dark blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 3.11, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F5A06

Analogous#06506F, #25066F

Triadic#6F061B, #1B6F06

Split complementary#6F2606, #4F6F06

Tetradic#6F0650, #6F5A06, #066F25

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4C6EF5

Lighter +30%#1B46F3

Lighter +20%#0B33D0

Lighter +10%#09279F

Darker −10%#030F3F

Darker −20%#01030E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001775

Less saturated −25%#152460

Channel breakdown

G27

B111

Red6 (2.4%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)89.74%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 1B · B 6F

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