Colour

#06258A

#06258A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#06258A is a blue with RGB values 6, 37, 138 and HSL 226°, 92%, 28%. 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

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HEX#06258A

RGBrgb(6, 37, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.1451, 0.5412

RGB percentages2.4%, 14.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(225.9, 91.7%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 95.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK95.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer402,826

CSS custom property--colour: #06258A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.81:1

Contrast with white12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#F9DA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00388Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002C88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#004255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.8 Navy · ΔE 18.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2 Indigo · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9 Dark blue · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A6B06

Analogous#06678A, #29068A

Triadic#8A0625, #258A06

Split complementary#8A2906, #678A06

Tetradic#8A0667, #8A6B06, #068A29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6487F8

Lighter +30%#3361F6

Lighter +20%#0A3FEC

Lighter +10%#0832BB

Darker −10%#041859

Darker −20%#020B28

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002290

Less saturated −25%#182F78

Channel breakdown

G37

B138

Red6 (2.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue225.91°

Saturation (HSL)91.67%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 25 · B 8A

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