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Colour

#006B97

  • #006B97
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006B97 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 107, 151 and HSL 197°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006B97#006B97
HEX#006B97
RGBrgb(0, 107, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(197.5, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.5, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 29.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,543
CSS custom property--colour: #006B97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#FF9468

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556B99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#435F96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7Teal · ΔE 30.6Cadetblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#972C00
Analogous#009777, #002097
Triadic#97006B, #6B9700
Split complementary#970020, #977800
Tetradic#770097, #972C00, #1F9700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64D2FF
Lighter +30%#31C3FF
Lighter +20%#00B3FD
Lighter +10%#008FCA
Darker −10%#004764
Darker −20%#002331
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006B97
Less saturated −25%#136384

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue197.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B 97

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