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Recognised as Colour

#006BD0

  • #006BD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006BD0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 107, 208 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

#006BD0#006BD0
HEX#006BD0
RGBrgb(0, 107, 208)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.8157
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(209.1, 100%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 100%, 81.6%)
CMYK100%, 48.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,600
CSS custom property--colour: #006BD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF942F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C75D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064CEno 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 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D06500
Analogous#00D0CD, #0003D0
Triadic#D0006B, #6BD000
Split complementary#D00003, #D0CD00
Tetradic#CD00D0, #D06500, #03D000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DCFFF
Lighter +30%#6AB7FF
Lighter +20%#379EFF
Lighter +10%#0485FF
Darker −10%#00519D
Darker −20%#00376A
Darker −30%#001C37
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#006BD0
Less saturated −25%#1A6AB6

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B208
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue209.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B D0

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