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Colour

#006BB1

  • #006BB1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006BB1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 107, 177 and HSL 204°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006BB1#006BB1
HEX#006BB1
RGBrgb(0, 107, 177)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.6941
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(203.7, 100%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 100%, 69.4%)
CMYK100%, 39.5%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,569
CSS custom property--colour: #006BB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FF944E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D61B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007C85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 33Deep skyblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B14600
Analogous#00B19E, #0013B1
Triadic#B1006B, #6BB100
Split complementary#B10012, #B19E00
Tetradic#9F00B1, #B14600, #13B100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7ECCFF
Lighter +30%#4BB8FF
Lighter +20%#18A4FF
Lighter +10%#008AE4
Darker −10%#004C7E
Darker −20%#002D4B
Darker −30%#000F18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BB1
Less saturated −25%#16669B

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B177
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue203.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B B1

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