Colour

#006CCC

#006CCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006CCC is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 204 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

#006CCC#006CCC

HEX#006CCC

RGBrgb(0, 108, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(208.2, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,852

CSS custom property--colour: #006CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#FF9333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3475D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

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

Tritanopia#008392no 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 text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2 Royal blue · ΔE 17.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC6000

Analogous#00CCC6, #0006CC

Triadic#CC006C, #6CCC00

Split complementary#CC0006, #CCC600

Tetradic#C600CC, #CC6000, #06CC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99CFFF

Lighter +30%#66B7FF

Lighter +20%#339FFF

Lighter +10%#0087FF

Darker −10%#005199

Darker −20%#003666

Darker −30%#001B33

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006CCC

Less saturated −25%#196AB3

Channel breakdown

G108

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue208.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B CC

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