Colour

#006CA6

#006CA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006CA6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 166 and HSL 201°, 100%, 33%. 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

#006CA6#006CA6

HEX#006CA6

RGBrgb(0, 108, 166)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.651

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(201, 100%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201, 100%, 65.1%)

CMYK100%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,814

CSS custom property--colour: #006CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#FF9359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#506EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A61A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A63A00

Analogous#00A68D, #0019A6

Triadic#A6006C, #6CA600

Split complementary#A60019, #A68D00

Tetradic#8D00A6, #A63A00, #19A600

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#73CEFF

Lighter +30%#40BCFF

Lighter +20%#0DAAFF

Lighter +10%#008DD9

Darker −10%#004B73

Darker −20%#002A40

Darker −30%#00080D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CA6

Less saturated −25%#156691

Channel breakdown

G108

B166

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue200.96°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B A6

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