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Recognised as Colour

#006CC6

  • #006CC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006CC6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 198 and HSL 207°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006CC6#006CC6
HEX#006CC6
RGBrgb(0, 108, 198)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.7765
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(207.3, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK100%, 45.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,846
CSS custom property--colour: #006CC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF9339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A74C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0164C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65A00
Analogous#00C6BD, #0009C6
Triadic#C6006C, #6CC600
Split complementary#C60009, #C6BD00
Tetradic#BD00C6, #C65A00, #09C600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93CEFF
Lighter +30%#60B7FF
Lighter +20%#2DA0FF
Lighter +10%#0088F9
Darker −10%#005093
Darker −20%#003460
Darker −30%#00192D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CC6
Less saturated −25%#196AAD

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B198
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B C6

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