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Colour

#006BEA

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

#006BEA is a blue with RGB values 0, 107, 234 and HSL 213°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006BEA#006BEA
HEX#006BEA
RGBrgb(0, 107, 234)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4196, 0.9176
RGB percentages0%, 42%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK100%, 54.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,626
CSS custom property--colour: #006BEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FF9415

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Slate blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7F00
Analogous#00E0EA, #0A00EA
Triadic#EA006B, #6BEA00
Split complementary#EA0A00, #E0EA00
Tetradic#EA00E0, #EA7F00, #00EA0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D8FF
Lighter +30%#84BCFF
Lighter +20%#51A1FF
Lighter +10%#1E85FF
Darker −10%#0054B7
Darker −20%#003C84
Darker −30%#002551
Darker −40%#000E1E
More saturated +25%#006BEA
Less saturated −25%#1D6ECD

Channel breakdown

R0
G107
B234
Red0 (0%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6B · B EA

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