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Recognised as Colour

#065EA6

  • #065EA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#065EA6 is a blue with RGB values 6, 94, 166 and HSL 207°, 93%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#065EA6#065EA6
HEX#065EA6
RGBrgb(6, 94, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.3686, 0.651
RGB percentages2.4%, 36.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(207, 93%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 96.4%, 65.1%)
CMYK96.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer417,446
CSS custom property--colour: #065EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#F9A159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3863A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A56A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A64E06
Analogous#06A69E, #060EA6
Triadic#A6065E, #5EA606
Split complementary#A6060E, #A69E06
Tetradic#9E06A6, #A64E06, #0EA606

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7EC2FA
Lighter +30%#4CABF9
Lighter +20%#1B94F7
Lighter +10%#087AD7
Darker −10%#044275
Darker −20%#022644
Darker −30%#010A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005FAC
Less saturated −25%#1C5C91

Channel breakdown

R6
G94
B166
Red6 (2.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)93.02%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 5E · B A6

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