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Recognised as Colour

#065EE2

  • #065EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#065EE2 is a blue with RGB values 6, 94, 226 and HSL 216°, 95%, 45%. 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

#065EE2#065EE2
HEX#065EE2
RGBrgb(6, 94, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.3686, 0.8863
RGB percentages2.4%, 36.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216, 94.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 97.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK97.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer417,506
CSS custom property--colour: #065EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#F9A11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28A06
Analogous#06CCE2, #1C06E2
Triadic#E2065E, #5EE206
Split complementary#E21C06, #CCE206
Tetradic#E206CC, #E28A06, #06E21C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D3FD
Lighter +30%#85B5FC
Lighter +20%#5496FA
Lighter +10%#2278F9
Darker −10%#0549B0
Darker −20%#03357F
Darker −30%#02204D
Darker −40%#010B1B
More saturated +25%#005DE8
Less saturated −25%#2364C5

Channel breakdown

R6
G94
B226
Red6 (2.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)94.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 5E · B E2

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