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Recognised as Colour

#006099

  • #006099
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006099 is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 153 and HSL 202°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006099#006099
HEX#006099
RGBrgb(0, 96, 153)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.6
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(202.4, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 100%, 60%)
CMYK100%, 37.3%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,729
CSS custom property--colour: #006099;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#FF9F66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44639Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F5698no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993900
Analogous#009986, #001399
Triadic#990060, #609900
Split complementary#990013, #998600
Tetradic#860099, #993900, #139900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66C6FF
Lighter +30%#33B3FF
Lighter +20%#00A0FF
Lighter +10%#0080CC
Darker −10%#004066
Darker −20%#002033
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006099
Less saturated −25%#135B86

Channel breakdown

R0
G96
B153
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue202.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B 99

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