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Recognised as Colour

#006CC0

  • #006CC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#006CC0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 192 and HSL 206°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#006CC0#006CC0
HEX#006CC0
RGBrgb(0, 108, 192)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.7529
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(206.3, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK100%, 43.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,840
CSS custom property--colour: #006CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FF933F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F73C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1863BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C05400
Analogous#00C0B4, #000CC0
Triadic#C0006C, #6CC000
Split complementary#C0000C, #C0B400
Tetradic#B400C0, #C05400, #0CC000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DCDFF
Lighter +30%#5AB7FF
Lighter +20%#27A1FF
Lighter +10%#0089F3
Darker −10%#004F8D
Darker −20%#00335A
Darker −30%#001627
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CC0
Less saturated −25%#1869A8

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B192
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue206.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B C0

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