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Recognised as Colour

#6072EF

  • #6072EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6072EF is a blue with RGB values 96, 114, 239 and HSL 232°, 82%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6072EF#6072EF
HEX#6072EF
RGBrgb(96, 114, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4471, 0.9373
RGB percentages37.6%, 44.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(232.4, 81.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 59.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK59.8%, 52.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,320,879
CSS custom property--colour: #6072EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#9F8D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2584F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 11.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDD60
Analogous#60BAEF, #9660EF
Triadic#EF6072, #72EF60
Split complementary#EF9560, #BAEF60
Tetradic#EF60BA, #EFDD60, #60EF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEDFD
Lighter +20%#BDC4F8
Lighter +10%#8E9BF4
Darker −10%#3249EA
Darker −20%#152DD4
Darker −30%#1123A5
Darker −40%#0C1977
More saturated +25%#5066FF
Less saturated −25%#7682D9

Channel breakdown

R96
G114
B239
Red96 (37.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue232.45°
Saturation (HSL)81.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 72 · B EF

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