Colour

#006A8A

#006A8A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006A8A is a cyan with RGB values 0, 106, 138 and HSL 194°, 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

#006A8A#006A8A

HEX#006A8A

RGBrgb(0, 106, 138)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.5412

RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(193.9, 100%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 100%, 54.1%)

CMYK100%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,274

CSS custom property--colour: #006A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#FF9575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59688Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#495D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23 Teal · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A2000

Analogous#008A65, #00258A

Triadic#8A006A, #6A8A00

Split complementary#8A0025, #8A6500

Tetradic#65008A, #8A2000, #258A00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#57D8FF

Lighter +30%#24CCFF

Lighter +20%#00B8F0

Lighter +10%#0091BD

Darker −10%#004357

Darker −20%#001C24

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006A8A

Less saturated −25%#116179

Channel breakdown

G106

B138

Red0 (0%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue193.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B 8A

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