Colour

#006CCB

#006CCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006CCB is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 203 and HSL 208°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006CCB#006CCB

HEX#006CCB

RGBrgb(0, 108, 203)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.7961

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(208.1, 100%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 100%, 79.6%)

CMYK100%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,851

CSS custom property--colour: #006CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#FF9334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3575CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Royal blue · ΔE 17.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CB5F00

Analogous#00CBC5, #0006CB

Triadic#CB006C, #6CCB00

Split complementary#CB0006, #CBC500

Tetradic#C500CB, #CB5F00, #07CB00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#98CFFF

Lighter +30%#65B7FF

Lighter +20%#329FFF

Lighter +10%#0087FE

Darker −10%#005198

Darker −20%#003665

Darker −30%#001B32

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CCB

Less saturated −25%#196AB2

Channel breakdown

G108

B203

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue208.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B CB

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