Colour

#068EE8

#068EE8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#068EE8 is a blue with RGB values 6, 142, 232 and HSL 204°, 95%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#068EE8

RGBrgb(6, 142, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5569, 0.9098

RGB percentages2.4%, 55.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(203.9, 95%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 97.4%, 91%)

CMYK97.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer429,800

CSS custom property--colour: #068EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#F97117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6193ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F81E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1 Royal blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E86006

Analogous#06E8D1, #061DE8

Triadic#E8068E, #8EE806

Split complementary#E8061D, #E8D106

Tetradic#D106E8, #E86006, #1DE806

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BDE4FD

Lighter +30%#8BCFFC

Lighter +20%#59BAFB

Lighter +10%#28A6F9

Darker −10%#0570B6

Darker −20%#035185

Darker −30%#023353

Darker −40%#011421

More saturated +25%#008FEE

Less saturated −25%#2488CA

Channel breakdown

G142

B232

Red6 (2.4%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue203.89°

Saturation (HSL)94.96%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 8E · B E8

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