Colour

#006CFB

#006CFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#006CFB is a blue with RGB values 0, 108, 251 and HSL 214°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006CFB#006CFB

HEX#006CFB

RGBrgb(0, 108, 251)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4235, 0.9843

RGB percentages0%, 42.4%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(214.2, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK100%, 57%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer27,899

CSS custom property--colour: #006CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#FF9304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0091A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6 Medium purple · ΔE 29.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FB8F00

Analogous#00E9FB, #1200FB

Triadic#FB006C, #6CFB00

Split complementary#FB1200, #E9FB00

Tetradic#FB00E9, #FB8F00, #00FB12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8E0FF

Lighter +30%#95C3FF

Lighter +20%#62A6FF

Lighter +10%#2F88FF

Darker −10%#0056C8

Darker −20%#004095

Darker −30%#002A62

Darker −40%#00142F

More saturated +25%#006CFB

Less saturated −25%#1F70DC

Channel breakdown

G108

B251

Red0 (0%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue214.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6C · B FB

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Colour values

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