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Recognised as Colour

#060421

  • #060421
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#060421 is a blue with RGB values 6, 4, 33 and HSL 244°, 78%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#060421#060421
HEX#060421
RGBrgb(6, 4, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0157, 0.1294
RGB percentages2.4%, 1.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(244.1, 78.4%, 7.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 87.9%, 12.9%)
CMYK81.8%, 87.9%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer394,273
CSS custom property--colour: #060421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness12 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.06:1
Contrast with white20.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#F9FBDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#000720no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#000B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.1Midnight blue · ΔE 43.7Dim grey · ΔE 45.8Slate grey · ΔE 51.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F2104
Analogous#041021, #150421
Triadic#210604, #042106
Split complementary#211404, #112104
Tetradic#210410, #1F2104, #042115

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#271AD7
Lighter +30%#1F15A9
Lighter +20%#170F7C
Lighter +10%#0E0A4E
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#030025
Less saturated −25%#0A091C

Channel breakdown

R6
G4
B33
Red6 (2.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue244.14°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness7.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 04 · B 21

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