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Recognised as Colour

#064974

  • #064974
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#064974 is a blue with RGB values 6, 73, 116 and HSL 203°, 90%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#064974#064974
HEX#064974
RGBrgb(6, 73, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.2863, 0.4549
RGB percentages2.4%, 28.6%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(203.5, 90.2%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 94.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK94.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer412,020
CSS custom property--colour: #064974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#F9B68B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#344B76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#254173no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4Dim grey · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#743106
Analogous#067468, #061274
Triadic#740649, #497406
Split complementary#740612, #746806
Tetradic#680674, #743106, #127406

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#50B5F6
Lighter +30%#20A1F3
Lighter +20%#0B86D5
Lighter +10%#0968A4
Darker −10%#032A44
Darker −20%#010C13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004A7A
Less saturated −25%#154665

Channel breakdown

R6
G73
B116
Red6 (2.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue203.45°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 49 · B 74

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