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Recognised as Colour

#060137

  • #060137
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#060137 is a blue with RGB values 6, 1, 55 and HSL 246°, 96%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#060137#060137
HEX#060137
RGBrgb(6, 1, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0039, 0.2157
RGB percentages2.4%, 0.4%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(245.6, 96.4%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 98.2%, 21.6%)
CMYK89.1%, 98.2%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer393,527
CSS custom property--colour: #060137;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.68:1
Contrast with white19.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#F9FEC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#000836no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00111Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Black · ΔE 36.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.5Indigo · ΔE 43.2Navy · ΔE 45
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 25.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#323701
Analogous#011737, #210137
Triadic#370601, #013706
Split complementary#372101, #173701
Tetradic#370117, #323701, #013721

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2009FB
Lighter +30%#1604CD
Lighter +20%#11039B
Lighter +10%#0B0269
Darker −10%#010005
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050038
Less saturated −25%#0C0830

Channel breakdown

R6
G1
B55
Red6 (2.4%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue245.56°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 01 · B 37

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