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Recognised as Colour

#0668AC

  • #0668AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0668AC is a blue with RGB values 6, 104, 172 and HSL 205°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0668AC#0668AC
HEX#0668AC
RGBrgb(6, 104, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.4078, 0.6745
RGB percentages2.4%, 40.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(204.6, 93.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 96.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK96.5%, 39.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer420,012
CSS custom property--colour: #0668AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#F99753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D5EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#007981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 33.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC4A06
Analogous#06AC9D, #0615AC
Triadic#AC0668, #68AC06
Split complementary#AC0615, #AC9D06
Tetradic#9D06AC, #AC4A06, #15AC06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#83CAFB
Lighter +30%#52B5F9
Lighter +20%#219FF7
Lighter +10%#0886DD
Darker −10%#044A7B
Darker −20%#032C49
Darker −30%#010F18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0069B2
Less saturated −25%#1C6496

Channel breakdown

R6
G104
B172
Red6 (2.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue204.58°
Saturation (HSL)93.26%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 68 · B AC

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