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Recognised as Colour

#065DE5

  • #065DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#065DE5 is a blue with RGB values 6, 93, 229 and HSL 217°, 95%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#065DE5#065DE5
HEX#065DE5
RGBrgb(6, 93, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.3647, 0.898
RGB percentages2.4%, 36.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(216.6, 94.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 97.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK97.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer417,253
CSS custom property--colour: #065DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#F9A21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58E06
Analogous#06CCE5, #1F06E5
Triadic#E5065D, #5DE506
Split complementary#E51F06, #CCE506
Tetradic#E506CC, #E58E06, #06E51F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD4FD
Lighter +30%#88B5FC
Lighter +20%#5696FB
Lighter +10%#2578F9
Darker −10%#0549B3
Darker −20%#033582
Darker −30%#022050
Darker −40%#010C1E
More saturated +25%#005CEB
Less saturated −25%#2363C8

Channel breakdown

R6
G93
B229
Red6 (2.4%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue216.59°
Saturation (HSL)94.89%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 5D · B E5

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