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Colour

#06A1FF

  • #06A1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#06A1FF is a blue with RGB values 6, 161, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#06A1FF#06A1FF
HEX#06A1FF
RGBrgb(6, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages2.4%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.7, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK97.6%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer434,687
CSS custom property--colour: #06A1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#F95E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5092FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 32.9Light skyblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6406
Analogous#06FFE1, #0624FF
Triadic#FF06A1, #A1FF06
Split complementary#FF0624, #FFE106
Tetradic#E106FF, #FF6406, #24FF06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2EEFF
Lighter +30%#9FDBFF
Lighter +20%#6CC8FF
Lighter +10%#39B4FF
Darker −10%#0083D2
Darker −20%#00639F
Darker −30%#00436C
Darker −40%#002339
More saturated +25%#06A1FF
Less saturated −25%#2599E0

Channel breakdown

R6
G161
B255
Red6 (2.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G A1 · B FF

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