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Recognised as Colour

#060491

  • #060491
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#060491 is a blue with RGB values 6, 4, 145 and HSL 241°, 95%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#060491#060491
HEX#060491
RGBrgb(6, 4, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0157, 0.5686
RGB percentages2.4%, 1.6%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(240.9, 94.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 97.2%, 56.9%)
CMYK95.9%, 97.2%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer394,385
CSS custom property--colour: #060491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.64:1
Contrast with white14.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#F9FB6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003094no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#00208Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 1.9Navy · ΔE 6.9Indigo · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 27.7Medium blue · ΔE 28.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9104
Analogous#044991, #4C0491
Triadic#910604, #049106
Split complementary#914C04, #499104
Tetradic#910449, #8F9104, #04914C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6866FB
Lighter +30%#3735F9
Lighter +20%#0A07F4
Lighter +10%#0805C3
Darker −10%#04035F
Darker −20%#02012E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#020095
Less saturated −25%#18177E

Channel breakdown

R6
G4
B145
Red6 (2.4%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue240.85°
Saturation (HSL)94.63%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 04 · B 91

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