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Recognised as Colour

#068EDE

  • #068EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#068EDE is a blue with RGB values 6, 142, 222 and HSL 202°, 95%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#068EDE#068EDE
HEX#068EDE
RGBrgb(6, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages2.4%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(202.2, 94.7%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 97.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.3%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer429,790
CSS custom property--colour: #068EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#F97121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6792E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4980DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 32.2Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE5606
Analogous#06DEC2, #0622DE
Triadic#DE068E, #8EDE06
Split complementary#DE0622, #DEC206
Tetradic#C206DE, #DE5606, #22DE06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3E2FD
Lighter +30%#81CEFC
Lighter +20%#50BBFA
Lighter +10%#1EA8F9
Darker −10%#056EAC
Darker −20%#034E7B
Darker −30%#022F49
Darker −40%#010F17
More saturated +25%#0090E4
Less saturated −25%#2387C2

Channel breakdown

R6
G142
B222
Red6 (2.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue202.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 8E · B DE

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