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Recognised as Colour

#006DC9

  • #006DC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006DC9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 109, 201 and HSL 207°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006DC9#006DC9
HEX#006DC9
RGBrgb(0, 109, 201)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4275, 0.7882
RGB percentages0%, 42.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(207.5, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK100%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,105
CSS custom property--colour: #006DC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF9236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3975CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C95C00
Analogous#00C9C0, #0009C9
Triadic#C9006D, #6DC900
Split complementary#C90009, #C9C000
Tetradic#C000C9, #C95C00, #09C900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96CFFF
Lighter +30%#63B8FF
Lighter +20%#30A0FF
Lighter +10%#0089FC
Darker −10%#005196
Darker −20%#003663
Darker −30%#001A30
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006DC9
Less saturated −25%#196BB0

Channel breakdown

R0
G109
B201
Red0 (0%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue207.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6D · B C9

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