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Colour

#006AA5

  • #006AA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006AA5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 165 and HSL 201°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006AA5#006AA5
HEX#006AA5
RGBrgb(0, 106, 165)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.6471
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(201.5, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK100%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,301
CSS custom property--colour: #006AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#FF955A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6CA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#375FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A53B00
Analogous#00A58E, #0017A5
Triadic#A5006A, #6AA500
Split complementary#A50017, #A58D00
Tetradic#8E00A5, #A53B00, #18A500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#72CDFF
Lighter +30%#3FBAFF
Lighter +20%#0CA8FF
Lighter +10%#008BD8
Darker −10%#004972
Darker −20%#00283F
Darker −30%#00080C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006AA5
Less saturated −25%#156490

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B165
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue201.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B A5

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