Recognised as Colour

#06274A

#06274A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#06274A is a blue with RGB values 6, 39, 74 and HSL 211°, 85%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#06274A

RGBrgb(6, 39, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.1529, 0.2902

RGB percentages2.4%, 15.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(210.9, 85%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 91.9%, 29%)

CMYK91.9%, 47.3%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer403,274

CSS custom property--colour: #06274A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#F9D8B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#152A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#082449no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#002F34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.4 Dim grey · ΔE 38.5 Steel blue · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A2906

Analogous#06494A, #07064A

Triadic#4A0627, #274A06

Split complementary#4A0706, #494A06

Tetradic#4A0649, #4A2906, #064A07

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2E8BEE

Lighter +30%#1172D8

Lighter +20%#0E59A8

Lighter +10%#0A4079

Darker −10%#020E1B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002750

Less saturated −25%#102740

Channel breakdown

G39

B74

Red6 (2.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue210.88°

Saturation (HSL)85%

Lightness15.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 27 · B 4A

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