Colour

#060608

#060608
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#060608 is a blue with RGB values 6, 6, 8 and HSL 240°, 14%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#060608#060608

HEX#060608

RGBrgb(6, 6, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0235, 0.0314

RGB percentages2.4%, 2.4%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(240, 14.3%, 2.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 25%, 3.1%)

CMYK25%, 25%, 0%, 96.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer394,760

CSS custom property--colour: #060608;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness6.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.24:1

Contrast with white20.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#F9F9F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#060608no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#060608no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#060607no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 1.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Dim grey · ΔE 42.7 Gray · ΔE 51.9 Slate grey · ΔE 52.1 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.87, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#080806

Analogous#060708, #070608

Triadic#080606, #060806

Split complementary#080706, #070806

Tetradic#080607, #080806, #060807

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5D5D7D

Lighter +30%#48485F

Lighter +20%#323242

Lighter +10%#1C1C25

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#04040A

Less saturated −25%#070707

Channel breakdown

Red6 (2.4%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness2.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 06 · G 06 · B 08

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