Colour

#006CF5

#006CF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#006CF5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 245 and HSL 214°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006CF5#006CF5

HEX#006CF5

RGBrgb(0, 108, 245)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.9608

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(213.6, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK100%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,893

CSS custom property--colour: #006CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#FF930A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007EFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F58900

Analogous#00E7F5, #0F00F5

Triadic#F5006C, #6CF500

Split complementary#F50E00, #E7F500

Tetradic#F500E7, #F58900, #00F50E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2DDFF

Lighter +30%#8FC0FF

Lighter +20%#5CA4FF

Lighter +10%#2987FF

Darker −10%#0056C2

Darker −20%#003F8F

Darker −30%#00295C

Darker −40%#001229

More saturated +25%#006CF5

Less saturated −25%#1F70D6

Channel breakdown

G108

B245

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue213.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B F5

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