Colour

#006DAD

#006DAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#006DAD is a blue with RGB values 0, 109, 173 and HSL 202°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006DAD#006DAD

HEX#006DAD

RGBrgb(0, 109, 173)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4275, 0.6784

RGB percentages0%, 42.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(202.2, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK100%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer28,077

CSS custom property--colour: #006DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#FF9252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E70B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#3662ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#007D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD4000

Analogous#00AD97, #0016AD

Triadic#AD006D, #6DAD00

Split complementary#AD0016, #AD9600

Tetradic#9700AD, #AD4000, #17AD00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7ACEFF

Lighter +30%#47BBFF

Lighter +20%#14A8FF

Lighter +10%#008DE0

Darker −10%#004D7A

Darker −20%#002D47

Darker −30%#000D14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#006DAD

Less saturated −25%#166797

Channel breakdown

G109

B173

Red0 (0%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue202.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6D · B AD

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