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Recognised as Colour

#060697

  • #060697
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#060697 is a blue with RGB values 6, 6, 151 and HSL 240°, 92%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#060697#060697
HEX#060697
RGBrgb(6, 6, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0235, 0.5922
RGB percentages2.4%, 2.4%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(240, 92.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 96%, 59.2%)
CMYK96%, 96%, 0%, 40.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer394,903
CSS custom property--colour: #060697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#F9F968

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#00329Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002395no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003D57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#979706
Analogous#064F97, #4F0697
Triadic#970606, #069706
Split complementary#974F06, #4F9706
Tetradic#97064F, #979706, #06974F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#7070F9
Lighter +30%#3F3FF7
Lighter +20%#0E0EF5
Lighter +10%#0808C8
Darker −10%#040466
Darker −20%#020235
Darker −30%#000004
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00009D
Less saturated −25%#1A1A83

Channel breakdown

R6
G6
B151
Red6 (2.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)92.36%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 06 · B 97

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