Recognised as Colour

#060021

#060021
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#060021 is a blue with RGB values 6, 0, 33 and HSL 251°, 100%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#060021#060021

HEX#060021

RGBrgb(6, 0, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0, 0.1294

RGB percentages2.4%, 0%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(250.9, 100%, 6.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 100%, 12.9%)

CMYK81.8%, 100%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer393,249

CSS custom property--colour: #060021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness11.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.39:1

Contrast with white20.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#040404

Inverted#F9FFDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000622no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#000420no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00070Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.2 Dim grey · ΔE 47.3 Slate grey · ΔE 53

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B2100

Analogous#000B21, #160021

Triadic#210600, #002106

Split complementary#211600, #0B2100

Tetradic#21000B, #1B2100, #002116

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2B00ED

Lighter +30%#2200BA

Lighter +20%#190087

Lighter +10%#0F0054

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#060021

Less saturated −25%#09041D

Channel breakdown

B33

Red6 (2.4%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness6.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 00 · B 21

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Colour values

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