Recognised as Colour

#0659C3

#0659C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0659C3 is a blue with RGB values 6, 89, 195 and HSL 214°, 94%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0659C3#0659C3

HEX#0659C3

RGBrgb(6, 89, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.349, 0.7647

RGB percentages2.4%, 34.9%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(213.7, 94%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 96.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK96.9%, 54.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer416,195

CSS custom property--colour: #0659C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#F9A63C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007485no 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 text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C37006

Analogous#06B8C3, #1106C3

Triadic#C30659, #59C306

Split complementary#C31106, #B8C306

Tetradic#C306B8, #C37006, #06C311

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99C4FC

Lighter +30%#68A8FA

Lighter +20%#368CF9

Lighter +10%#0870F4

Darker −10%#044292

Darker −20%#032C60

Darker −30%#01152F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0058C9

Less saturated −25%#1F5CAA

Channel breakdown

G89

B195

Red6 (2.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue213.65°

Saturation (HSL)94.03%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 59 · B C3

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