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Recognised as Colour

#06488E

  • #06488E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#06488E is a blue with RGB values 6, 72, 142 and HSL 211°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#06488E#06488E
HEX#06488E
RGBrgb(6, 72, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.2824, 0.5569
RGB percentages2.4%, 28.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(210.9, 91.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 95.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK95.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer411,790
CSS custom property--colour: #06488E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#F9B771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E4F91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00438Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005964no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E4C06
Analogous#068C8E, #08068E
Triadic#8E0648, #488E06
Split complementary#8E0806, #8C8E06
Tetradic#8E068C, #8E4C06, #068E08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#67AEF9
Lighter +30%#3694F7
Lighter +20%#0A7AF0
Lighter +10%#0861BF
Darker −10%#042F5D
Darker −20%#02162C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004894
Less saturated −25%#19497C

Channel breakdown

R6
G72
B142
Red6 (2.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue210.88°
Saturation (HSL)91.89%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 48 · B 8E

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