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Colour

#006AEA

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

#006AEA is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 234 and HSL 213°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006AEA#006AEA
HEX#006AEA
RGBrgb(0, 106, 234)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.9176
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.8, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK100%, 54.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,370
CSS custom property--colour: #006AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FF9515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8000
Analogous#00DFEA, #0B00EA
Triadic#EA006A, #6AEA00
Split complementary#EA0B00, #DFEA00
Tetradic#EA00DF, #EA8000, #00EA0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D8FF
Lighter +30%#84BCFF
Lighter +20%#51A0FF
Lighter +10%#1E84FF
Darker −10%#0053B7
Darker −20%#003C84
Darker −30%#002551
Darker −40%#000E1E
More saturated +25%#006AEA
Less saturated −25%#1D6DCD

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B234
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B EA

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