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Recognised as Colour

#006CD5

  • #006CD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006CD5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 213 and HSL 210°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006CD5#006CD5
HEX#006CD5
RGBrgb(0, 108, 213)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.8353
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 100%, 83.5%)
CMYK100%, 49.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,861
CSS custom property--colour: #006CD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FF932A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2877D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D56900
Analogous#00D5D4, #0001D5
Triadic#D5006C, #6CD500
Split complementary#D50001, #D5D400
Tetradic#D400D5, #D56900, #01D500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2D1FF
Lighter +30%#6FB8FF
Lighter +20%#3C9FFF
Lighter +10%#0986FF
Darker −10%#0052A2
Darker −20%#00386F
Darker −30%#001E3C
Darker −40%#000509
More saturated +25%#006CD5
Less saturated −25%#1B6CBA

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B213
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B D5

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