Colour

#006C93

#006C93
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006C93 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 108, 147 and HSL 196°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006C93#006C93

HEX#006C93

RGBrgb(0, 108, 147)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.5765

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(195.9, 100%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 100%, 57.6%)

CMYK100%, 26.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,795

CSS custom property--colour: #006C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#FF936C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#586B95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#475F92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Teal · ΔE 27.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#932700

Analogous#009371, #002293

Triadic#93006C, #6C9300

Split complementary#930022, #937100

Tetradic#710093, #932700, #229300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#60D5FF

Lighter +30%#2DC7FF

Lighter +20%#00B7F9

Lighter +10%#0091C6

Darker −10%#004760

Darker −20%#00212D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006C93

Less saturated −25%#126381

Channel breakdown

G108

B147

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue195.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B 93

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