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Colour

#006AE0

  • #006AE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006AE0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 224 and HSL 212°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006AE0#006AE0
HEX#006AE0
RGBrgb(0, 106, 224)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.8784
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(211.6, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK100%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,360
CSS custom property--colour: #006AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF951F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E07600
Analogous#00DAE0, #0600E0
Triadic#E0006A, #6AE000
Split complementary#E00600, #DAE000
Tetradic#E000DA, #E07600, #00E006

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADD4FF
Lighter +30%#7AB9FF
Lighter +20%#479EFF
Lighter +10%#1483FF
Darker −10%#0052AD
Darker −20%#003A7A
Darker −30%#002247
Darker −40%#000914
More saturated +25%#006AE0
Less saturated −25%#1C6BC4

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B224
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue211.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B E0

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