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Recognised as Colour

#0642FF

  • #0642FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0642FF is a blue with RGB values 6, 66, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0642FF#0642FF
HEX#0642FF
RGBrgb(6, 66, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.2588, 1
RGB percentages2.4%, 25.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.5, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK97.6%, 74.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer410,367
CSS custom property--colour: #0642FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#F9BD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Blue · ΔE 26.5Dark violet · ΔE 31.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 36.1Dark orchid · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC306
Analogous#06BEFF, #4706FF
Triadic#FF0642, #42FF06
Split complementary#FF4706, #BEFF06
Tetradic#FF06BE, #FFC306, #06FF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DDFF
Lighter +30%#9FB6FF
Lighter +20%#6C8FFF
Lighter +10%#3969FF
Darker −10%#0033D2
Darker −20%#00269F
Darker −30%#001A6C
Darker −40%#000E39
More saturated +25%#0642FF
Less saturated −25%#2552E0

Channel breakdown

R6
G66
B255
Red6 (2.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 42 · B FF

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