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Recognised as Colour

#006BB4

  • #006BB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006BB4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 107, 180 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

#006BB4#006BB4
HEX#006BB4
RGBrgb(0, 107, 180)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.7059
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(204.3, 100%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 100%, 70.6%)
CMYK100%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,572
CSS custom property--colour: #006BB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FF944B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4670B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2961B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 31.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B44900
Analogous#00B4A3, #0011B4
Triadic#B4006B, #6BB400
Split complementary#B40011, #B4A300
Tetradic#A300B4, #B44900, #11B400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81CCFF
Lighter +30%#4EB7FF
Lighter +20%#1BA3FF
Lighter +10%#0089E7
Darker −10%#004D81
Darker −20%#002E4E
Darker −30%#00101B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BB4
Less saturated −25%#17679E

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B180
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue204.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B B4

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