Colour

#006AF0

#006AF0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#006AF0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 240 and HSL 214°, 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

#006AF0#006AF0

HEX#006AF0

RGBrgb(0, 106, 240)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.9412

RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(213.5, 100%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 100%, 94.1%)

CMYK100%, 55.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,376

CSS custom property--colour: #006AF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#FF950F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008CA3no 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 text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F08600

Analogous#00E2F0, #0E00F0

Triadic#F0006A, #6AF000

Split complementary#F00E00, #E2F000

Tetradic#F000E2, #F08600, #00F00E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDDAFF

Lighter +30%#8ABEFF

Lighter +20%#57A1FF

Lighter +10%#2485FF

Darker −10%#0053BD

Darker −20%#003D8A

Darker −30%#002657

Darker −40%#001024

More saturated +25%#006AF0

Less saturated −25%#1E6ED2

Channel breakdown

G106

B240

Red0 (0%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue213.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B F0

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