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Recognised as Colour

#0695EF

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

#0695EF is a blue with RGB values 6, 149, 239 and HSL 203°, 95%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0695EF#0695EF
HEX#0695EF
RGBrgb(6, 149, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5843, 0.9373
RGB percentages2.4%, 58.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(203.2, 95.1%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 97.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK97.5%, 37.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer431,599
CSS custom property--colour: #0695EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#F96A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#689AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4787EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Light skyblue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF6006
Analogous#06EFD4, #0621EF
Triadic#EF0695, #95EF06
Split complementary#EF0620, #EFD406
Tetradic#D506EF, #EF6006, #21EF06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E7FE
Lighter +30%#92D3FC
Lighter +20%#60BFFB
Lighter +10%#2EABFA
Darker −10%#0576BD
Darker −20%#04578B
Darker −30%#02385A
Darker −40%#011928
More saturated +25%#0096F5
Less saturated −25%#258ED0

Channel breakdown

R6
G149
B239
Red6 (2.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue203.18°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 95 · B EF

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