Colour

#006CA4

#006CA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006CA4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 164 and HSL 200°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006CA4#006CA4

HEX#006CA4

RGBrgb(0, 108, 164)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.6431

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(200.5, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK100%, 34.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,812

CSS custom property--colour: #006CA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#FF935B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B61A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A43800

Analogous#00A48A, #001AA4

Triadic#A4006C, #6CA400

Split complementary#A4001A, #A48A00

Tetradic#8A00A4, #A43800, #1AA400

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#71CFFF

Lighter +30%#3EBDFF

Lighter +20%#0BACFF

Lighter +10%#008ED7

Darker −10%#004A71

Darker −20%#00293E

Darker −30%#00070B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CA4

Less saturated −25%#146590

Channel breakdown

G108

B164

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue200.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B A4

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