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Recognised as Colour

#06238F

  • #06238F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#06238F is a blue with RGB values 6, 35, 143 and HSL 227°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#06238F#06238F
HEX#06238F
RGBrgb(6, 35, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.1373, 0.5608
RGB percentages2.4%, 13.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(227.3, 91.9%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 95.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK95.8%, 75.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer402,319
CSS custom property--colour: #06238F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#F9DC70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003992no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#004357no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.1Navy · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 17.6Dark blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F7206
Analogous#06678F, #2E068F
Triadic#8F0623, #238F06
Split complementary#8F2E06, #678F06
Tetradic#8F0667, #8F7206, #068F2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6887F9
Lighter +30%#3760F7
Lighter +20%#0A3BF1
Lighter +10%#082FC0
Darker −10%#04175E
Darker −20%#020B2D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002095
Less saturated −25%#192E7C

Channel breakdown

R6
G35
B143
Red6 (2.4%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue227.3°
Saturation (HSL)91.95%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 23 · B 8F

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