Recognised as Colour

#020609

#020609
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#020609 is a blue with RGB values 2, 6, 9 and HSL 206°, 64%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#020609#020609

HEX#020609

RGBrgb(2, 6, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.0235, 0.0353

RGB percentages0.8%, 2.4%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(205.7, 63.6%, 2.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 77.8%, 3.5%)

CMYK77.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer132,617

CSS custom property--colour: #020609;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness5.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.34:1

Contrast with white20.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#050505

Inverted#FDF9F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#050609no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#040509no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#000707no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43 Gray · ΔE 52.1 Slate grey · ΔE 52.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 55

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.2, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#090502

Analogous#020909, #020209

Triadic#090206, #060902

Split complementary#090202, #090902

Tetradic#090209, #090502, #020902

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#2775B0

Lighter +30%#1E5986

Lighter +20%#153E5C

Lighter +10%#0B2233

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#01060A

Less saturated −25%#030608

Channel breakdown

Red2 (0.8%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue205.71°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness2.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 02 · G 06 · B 09

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Colour values

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