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Recognised as Colour

#6073EF

  • #6073EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6073EF is a blue with RGB values 96, 115, 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

#6073EF#6073EF
HEX#6073EF
RGBrgb(96, 115, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.451, 0.9373
RGB percentages37.6%, 45.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(232, 81.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 59.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK59.8%, 51.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,321,135
CSS custom property--colour: #6073EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#9F8C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2885F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A6no 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 text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDC60
Analogous#60BAEF, #9560EF
Triadic#EF6073, #73EF60
Split complementary#EF9560, #BAEF60
Tetradic#EF60BA, #EFDC60, #60EF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEDFD
Lighter +20%#BDC5F8
Lighter +10%#8E9CF4
Darker −10%#324AEA
Darker −20%#152FD4
Darker −30%#1124A5
Darker −40%#0C1A77
More saturated +25%#5067FF
Less saturated −25%#7683D9

Channel breakdown

R96
G115
B239
Red96 (37.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue232.03°
Saturation (HSL)81.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 73 · B EF

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