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Recognised as Colour

#06298F

  • #06298F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#06298F is a blue with RGB values 6, 41, 143 and HSL 225°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#06298F#06298F
HEX#06298F
RGBrgb(6, 41, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.1608, 0.5608
RGB percentages2.4%, 16.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(224.7, 91.9%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 95.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK95.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer403,855
CSS custom property--colour: #06298F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#F9D670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Navy · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 20.5Dark blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F6C06
Analogous#066E8F, #27068F
Triadic#8F0629, #298F06
Split complementary#8F2706, #6E8F06
Tetradic#8F066E, #8F6C06, #068F27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#688DF9
Lighter +30%#3768F7
Lighter +20%#0A45F1
Lighter +10%#0837C0
Darker −10%#041B5E
Darker −20%#020D2D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002695
Less saturated −25%#19327C

Channel breakdown

R6
G41
B143
Red6 (2.4%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue224.67°
Saturation (HSL)91.95%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 29 · B 8F

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