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Recognised as Colour

#060215

  • #060215
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#060215 is a blue with RGB values 6, 2, 21 and HSL 253°, 83%, 5%. 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

#060215#060215
HEX#060215
RGBrgb(6, 2, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0078, 0.0824
RGB percentages2.4%, 0.8%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(252.6, 82.6%, 4.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 90.5%, 8.2%)
CMYK71.4%, 90.5%, 0%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer393,749
CSS custom property--colour: #060215;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.44:1
Contrast with white20.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#040404
Inverted#F9FDEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#000415no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#030509no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.3Dim grey · ΔE 44.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 50Midnight blue · ΔE 51.8Slate grey · ΔE 52
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#111502
Analogous#020715, #100215
Triadic#150602, #021506
Split complementary#151002, #071502
Tetradic#150207, #111502, #021510

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3B14CF
Lighter +30%#2E0FA1
Lighter +20%#210B72
Lighter +10%#130644
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050017
Less saturated −25%#080512

Channel breakdown

R6
G2
B21
Red6 (2.4%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue252.63°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness4.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 02 · B 15

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