Colour

#006AC8

#006AC8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006AC8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 200 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

#006AC8#006AC8

HEX#006AC8

RGBrgb(0, 106, 200)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.7843

RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(208.2, 100%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 100%, 78.4%)

CMYK100%, 47%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,336

CSS custom property--colour: #006AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#FF9537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3373CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4 Royal blue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25 Medium purple · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C85E00

Analogous#00C8C2, #0006C8

Triadic#C8006A, #6AC800

Split complementary#C80006, #C8C200

Tetradic#C200C8, #C85E00, #06C800

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95CDFF

Lighter +30%#62B5FF

Lighter +20%#2F9DFF

Lighter +10%#0085FB

Darker −10%#004F95

Darker −20%#003462

Darker −30%#00192F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006AC8

Less saturated −25%#1968AF

Channel breakdown

G106

B200

Red0 (0%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue208.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B C8

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Colour values

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