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Recognised as Colour

#068FDD

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

#068FDD is a blue with RGB values 6, 143, 221 and HSL 202°, 95%, 45%. 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

#068FDD#068FDD
HEX#068FDD
RGBrgb(6, 143, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5608, 0.8667
RGB percentages2.4%, 56.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(201.8, 94.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 97.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer430,045
CSS custom property--colour: #068FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 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#787878
Inverted#F97022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6992E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2Royal blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5406
Analogous#06DDC0, #0623DD
Triadic#DD068F, #8FDD06
Split complementary#DD0623, #DDC006
Tetradic#C006DD, #DD5406, #23DD06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E2FD
Lighter +30%#80CFFC
Lighter +20%#4FBCFA
Lighter +10%#1DA9F9
Darker −10%#056FAB
Darker −20%#034F7A
Darker −30%#022F48
Darker −40%#010E16
More saturated +25%#0091E3
Less saturated −25%#2287C1

Channel breakdown

R6
G143
B221
Red6 (2.4%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue201.77°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 8F · B DD

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