Recognised as Colour

#006ACA

#006ACA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006ACA is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 202 and HSL 209°, 100%, 40%. 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

#006ACA#006ACA

HEX#006ACA

RGBrgb(0, 106, 202)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.7922

RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(208.5, 100%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 100%, 79.2%)

CMYK100%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,338

CSS custom property--colour: #006ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#FF9535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3173CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9 Royal blue · ΔE 16.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CA6000

Analogous#00CAC5, #0005CA

Triadic#CA006A, #6ACA00

Split complementary#CA0005, #CAC500

Tetradic#C500CA, #CA6000, #05CA00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#97CEFF

Lighter +30%#64B5FF

Lighter +20%#319DFF

Lighter +10%#0085FD

Darker −10%#004F97

Darker −20%#003464

Darker −30%#001A31

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006ACA

Less saturated −25%#1969B1

Channel breakdown

G106

B202

Red0 (0%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue208.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B CA

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