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Recognised as Colour

#060816

  • #060816
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#060816 is a blue with RGB values 6, 8, 22 and HSL 233°, 57%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#060816#060816
HEX#060816
RGBrgb(6, 8, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0314, 0.0863
RGB percentages2.4%, 3.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(232.5, 57.1%, 5.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 72.7%, 8.6%)
CMYK72.7%, 63.6%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer395,286
CSS custom property--colour: #060816;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness10.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.92:1
Contrast with white19.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#F9F7E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#040A17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#030816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#020B0Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 7.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Dim grey · ΔE 42.6Slate grey · ΔE 50.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 51Gray · ΔE 51.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#161406
Analogous#061016, #0C0616
Triadic#160608, #081606
Split complementary#160C06, #101606
Tetradic#160610, #161406, #06160C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3242B6
Lighter +30%#27348E
Lighter +20%#1C2566
Lighter +10%#11173E
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03051A
Less saturated −25%#0A0B12

Channel breakdown

R6
G8
B22
Red6 (2.4%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness5.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 08 · B 16

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