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Colour

#006CCD

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

#006CCD is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 205 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

#006CCD#006CCD
HEX#006CCD
RGBrgb(0, 108, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(208.4, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 47.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,853
CSS custom property--colour: #006CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF9332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3375D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6100
Analogous#00CDC8, #0006CD
Triadic#CD006C, #6CCD00
Split complementary#CD0006, #CDC700
Tetradic#C700CD, #CD6100, #06CD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9ACFFF
Lighter +30%#67B7FF
Lighter +20%#349FFF
Lighter +10%#0187FF
Darker −10%#00519A
Darker −20%#003667
Darker −30%#001B34
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#006CCD
Less saturated −25%#1A6BB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue208.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B CD

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