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Colour

#006AEF

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

#006AEF is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 239 and HSL 213°, 100%, 47%. 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

#006AEF#006AEF
HEX#006AEF
RGBrgb(0, 106, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(213.4, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 55.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,375
CSS custom property--colour: #006AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FF9510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8500
Analogous#00E2EF, #0D00EF
Triadic#EF006A, #6AEF00
Split complementary#EF0D00, #E2EF00
Tetradic#EF00E2, #EF8500, #00EF0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDAFF
Lighter +30%#89BDFF
Lighter +20%#56A1FF
Lighter +10%#2385FF
Darker −10%#0053BC
Darker −20%#003D89
Darker −30%#002656
Darker −40%#001023
More saturated +25%#006AEF
Less saturated −25%#1E6DD1

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue213.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B EF

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