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Recognised as Colour

#060266

  • #060266
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#060266 is a blue with RGB values 6, 2, 102 and HSL 242°, 96%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#060266#060266
HEX#060266
RGBrgb(6, 2, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0078, 0.4
RGB percentages2.4%, 0.8%, 40%
HSLhsl(242.4, 96.2%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 98%, 40%)
CMYK94.1%, 98%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer393,830
CSS custom property--colour: #060266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.38:1
Contrast with white17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#F9FD99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001464no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#002739no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11Navy · ΔE 14Indigo · ΔE 16.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626602
Analogous#023066, #380266
Triadic#660602, #026606
Split complementary#663802, #306602
Tetradic#660230, #626602, #026638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4139FB
Lighter +30%#1107FA
Lighter +20%#0C04CA
Lighter +10%#090398
Darker −10%#030134
Darker −20%#000002
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#040068
Less saturated −25%#120F59

Channel breakdown

R6
G2
B102
Red6 (2.4%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)96.15%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 02 · B 66

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