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Recognised as Colour

#060261

  • #060261
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#060261 is a blue with RGB values 6, 2, 97 and HSL 243°, 96%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#060261#060261
HEX#060261
RGBrgb(6, 2, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0078, 0.3804
RGB percentages2.4%, 0.8%, 38%
HSLhsl(242.5, 96%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 97.9%, 38%)
CMYK93.8%, 97.9%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer393,825
CSS custom property--colour: #060261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.66:1
Contrast with white17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#F9FD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001D63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#001360no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.9Navy · ΔE 16.6Indigo · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6102
Analogous#022D61, #360261
Triadic#610602, #026106
Split complementary#613602, #2D6102
Tetradic#61022D, #5D6102, #026136

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3D34FB
Lighter +30%#0F05F7
Lighter +20%#0C04C5
Lighter +10%#090393
Darker −10%#03012F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#040063
Less saturated −25%#110E55

Channel breakdown

R6
G2
B97
Red6 (2.4%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue242.53°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 02 · B 61

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