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Recognised as Colour

#006AC6

  • #006AC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006AC6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 198 and HSL 208°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006AC6#006AC6
HEX#006AC6
RGBrgb(0, 106, 198)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.7765
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK100%, 46.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,334
CSS custom property--colour: #006AC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FF9539

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3572C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65C00
Analogous#00C6BF, #0007C6
Triadic#C6006A, #6AC600
Split complementary#C60007, #C6BF00
Tetradic#BF00C6, #C65C00, #07C600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93CDFF
Lighter +30%#60B5FF
Lighter +20%#2D9DFF
Lighter +10%#0085F9
Darker −10%#004F93
Darker −20%#003360
Darker −30%#00182D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006AC6
Less saturated −25%#1968AD

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B198
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue207.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B C6

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