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Recognised as Colour

#068CED

  • #068CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#068CED is a blue with RGB values 6, 140, 237 and HSL 205°, 95%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#068CED#068CED
HEX#068CED
RGBrgb(6, 140, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.549, 0.9294
RGB percentages2.4%, 54.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(205.2, 95.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 97.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK97.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer429,293
CSS custom property--colour: #068CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#F97312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A93F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3380EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED6706
Analogous#06EDDB, #0618ED
Triadic#ED068C, #8CED06
Split complementary#ED0619, #EDDB06
Tetradic#DB06ED, #ED6706, #18ED06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E4FD
Lighter +30%#90CFFC
Lighter +20%#5EB9FB
Lighter +10%#2CA3FA
Darker −10%#056FBB
Darker −20%#03518A
Darker −30%#023458
Darker −40%#011626
More saturated +25%#008DF3
Less saturated −25%#2487CF

Channel breakdown

R6
G140
B237
Red6 (2.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue205.19°
Saturation (HSL)95.06%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 8C · B ED

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