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Colour

#006CEE

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

#006CEE is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 238 and HSL 213°, 100%, 47%. 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

#006CEE#006CEE
HEX#006CEE
RGBrgb(0, 108, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(212.8, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 54.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,886
CSS custom property--colour: #006CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF9311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8200
Analogous#00E3EE, #0B00EE
Triadic#EE006C, #6CEE00
Split complementary#EE0B00, #E3EE00
Tetradic#EE00E3, #EE8200, #00EE0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBDAFF
Lighter +30%#88BEFF
Lighter +20%#55A2FF
Lighter +10%#2286FF
Darker −10%#0055BB
Darker −20%#003E88
Darker −30%#002755
Darker −40%#000F22
More saturated +25%#006CEE
Less saturated −25%#1E6FD0

Channel breakdown

R0
G108
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue212.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B EE

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