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Recognised as Colour

#006CB2

  • #006CB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006CB2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 178 and HSL 204°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006CB2#006CB2
HEX#006CB2
RGBrgb(0, 108, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(203.6, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,826
CSS custom property--colour: #006CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FF934D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4970B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E62B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 33.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B24600
Analogous#00B29F, #0013B2
Triadic#B2006C, #6CB200
Split complementary#B20013, #B29F00
Tetradic#9F00B2, #B24600, #13B200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FCDFF
Lighter +30%#4CB9FF
Lighter +20%#19A5FF
Lighter +10%#008BE5
Darker −10%#004D7F
Darker −20%#002E4C
Darker −30%#000F19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CB2
Less saturated −25%#16679C

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue203.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B B2

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