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Recognised as Colour

#0695EB

  • #0695EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0695EB is a blue with RGB values 6, 149, 235 and HSL 203°, 95%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0695EB#0695EB
HEX#0695EB
RGBrgb(6, 149, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5843, 0.9216
RGB percentages2.4%, 58.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(202.5, 95%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 97.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK97.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer431,595
CSS custom property--colour: #0695EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#F96A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B99EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B87E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6Royal blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB5C06
Analogous#06EBCF, #0622EB
Triadic#EB0695, #95EB06
Split complementary#EB0622, #EBCF06
Tetradic#CF06EB, #EB5C06, #23EB06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E6FD
Lighter +30%#8ED3FC
Lighter +20%#5CBFFB
Lighter +10%#2AACFA
Darker −10%#0575B9
Darker −20%#035688
Darker −30%#023656
Darker −40%#011724
More saturated +25%#0096F1
Less saturated −25%#248ECD

Channel breakdown

R6
G149
B235
Red6 (2.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue202.53°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 95 · B EB

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