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Recognised as Colour

#1606EA

  • #1606EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#1606EA is a blue with RGB values 22, 6, 234 and HSL 244°, 95%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1606EA#1606EA
HEX#1606EA
RGBrgb(22, 6, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0235, 0.9176
RGB percentages8.6%, 2.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(244.2, 95%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 97.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK90.6%, 97.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,443,562
CSS custom property--colour: #1606EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#E9F915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.2Medium blue · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 28.1Dark violet · ΔE 31.1Dark blue · ΔE 41.5Dark orchid · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEA06
Analogous#0668EA, #8806EA
Triadic#EA1606, #06EA16
Split complementary#EA8806, #68EA06
Tetradic#EA0668, #DAEA06, #06EA88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BFFD
Lighter +30%#958DFC
Lighter +20%#665BFB
Lighter +10%#3829FA
Darker −10%#1105B8
Darker −20%#0D0387
Darker −30%#080255
Darker −40%#030123
More saturated +25%#1100F0
Less saturated −25%#3024CC

Channel breakdown

R22
G6
B234
Red22 (8.6%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue244.21°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 06 · B EA

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