Colour

#006CEB

#006CEB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#006CEB is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 235 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

#006CEB#006CEB

HEX#006CEB

RGBrgb(0, 108, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(212.4, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 54%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,883

CSS custom property--colour: #006CEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#FF9314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008CA1no 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 text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB7F00

Analogous#00E2EB, #0900EB

Triadic#EB006C, #6CEB00

Split complementary#EB0900, #E2EB00

Tetradic#EB00E2, #EB7F00, #00EB09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8D9FF

Lighter +30%#85BDFF

Lighter +20%#52A2FF

Lighter +10%#1F86FF

Darker −10%#0055B8

Darker −20%#003D85

Darker −30%#002652

Darker −40%#000E1F

More saturated +25%#006CEB

Less saturated −25%#1D6ECE

Channel breakdown

G108

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue212.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B EB

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Colour values

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