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Colour

#006CEA

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

#006CEA is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 234 and HSL 212°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006CEA#006CEA
HEX#006CEA
RGBrgb(0, 108, 234)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.9176
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(212.3, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK100%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,882
CSS custom property--colour: #006CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF9315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7E00
Analogous#00E1EA, #0900EA
Triadic#EA006C, #6CEA00
Split complementary#EA0900, #E1EA00
Tetradic#EA00E1, #EA7E00, #00EA09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D8FF
Lighter +30%#84BDFF
Lighter +20%#51A1FF
Lighter +10%#1E86FF
Darker −10%#0054B7
Darker −20%#003D84
Darker −30%#002551
Darker −40%#000E1E
More saturated +25%#006CEA
Less saturated −25%#1D6ECD

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B234
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue212.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B EA

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