Colour

#006A88

#006A88
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006A88 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 106, 136 and HSL 193°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006A88#006A88

HEX#006A88

RGBrgb(0, 106, 136)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.5333

RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(193.2, 100%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 100%, 53.3%)

CMYK100%, 22.1%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,272

CSS custom property--colour: #006A88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#FF9577

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A6889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Teal · ΔE 22.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark cyan · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#881E00

Analogous#008862, #002688

Triadic#88006A, #6A8800

Split complementary#880026, #886200

Tetradic#620088, #881E00, #268800

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#55DAFF

Lighter +30%#22CEFF

Lighter +20%#00BAEE

Lighter +10%#0092BB

Darker −10%#004255

Darker −20%#001A22

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006A88

Less saturated −25%#116177

Channel breakdown

G106

B136

Red0 (0%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue193.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness26.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B 88

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