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Colour

#006AF5

  • #006AF5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006AF5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 106, 245 and HSL 214°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006AF5#006AF5
HEX#006AF5
RGBrgb(0, 106, 245)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4157, 0.9608
RGB percentages0%, 41.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(214, 100%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 100%, 96.1%)
CMYK100%, 56.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,381
CSS custom property--colour: #006AF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF950A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 28Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F58B00
Analogous#00E5F5, #1100F5
Triadic#F5006A, #6AF500
Split complementary#F51000, #E5F500
Tetradic#F500E4, #F58B00, #00F510

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2DCFF
Lighter +30%#8FBFFF
Lighter +20%#5CA3FF
Lighter +10%#2986FF
Darker −10%#0054C2
Darker −20%#003E8F
Darker −30%#00285C
Darker −40%#001229
More saturated +25%#006AF5
Less saturated −25%#1F6ED6

Channel breakdown

R0
G106
B245
Red0 (0%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue214.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6A · B F5

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