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Colour

#006BCF

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

#006BCF is a blue with RGB values 0, 107, 207 and HSL 209°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006BCF#006BCF
HEX#006BCF
RGBrgb(0, 107, 207)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.8118
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(209, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK100%, 48.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,599
CSS custom property--colour: #006BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FF9430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E75D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF6400
Analogous#00CFCB, #0004CF
Triadic#CF006B, #6BCF00
Split complementary#CF0004, #CFCC00
Tetradic#CB00CF, #CF6400, #04CF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CCFFF
Lighter +30%#69B7FF
Lighter +20%#369EFF
Lighter +10%#0385FF
Darker −10%#00519C
Darker −20%#003669
Darker −30%#001C36
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#006BCF
Less saturated −25%#1A6AB5

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B207
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue208.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B CF

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