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Recognised as Colour

#0686DF

  • #0686DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0686DF is a blue with RGB values 6, 134, 223 and HSL 205°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0686DF#0686DF
HEX#0686DF
RGBrgb(6, 134, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5255, 0.8745
RGB percentages2.4%, 52.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(204.6, 94.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 97.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK97.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer427,743
CSS custom property--colour: #0686DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#F97920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#377ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF5F06
Analogous#06DFCB, #061ADF
Triadic#DF0686, #86DF06
Split complementary#DF061A, #DFCB06
Tetradic#CB06DF, #DF5F06, #1ADF06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4DFFD
Lighter +30%#82CAFC
Lighter +20%#51B5FA
Lighter +10%#1FA0F9
Darker −10%#0568AD
Darker −20%#034A7C
Darker −30%#022C4A
Darker −40%#010F18
More saturated +25%#0087E5
Less saturated −25%#2381C2

Channel breakdown

R6
G134
B223
Red6 (2.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue204.61°
Saturation (HSL)94.76%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 86 · B DF

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