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Colour

#006DE4

  • #006DE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006DE4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 109, 228 and HSL 211°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006DE4#006DE4
HEX#006DE4
RGBrgb(0, 109, 228)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4275, 0.8941
RGB percentages0%, 42.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(211.3, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK100%, 52.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,132
CSS custom property--colour: #006DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF921B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#077BE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E47700
Analogous#00DFE4, #0500E4
Triadic#E4006D, #6DE400
Split complementary#E40500, #DFE400
Tetradic#E400DF, #E47700, #00E405

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1D6FF
Lighter +30%#7EBCFF
Lighter +20%#4BA1FF
Lighter +10%#1886FF
Darker −10%#0055B1
Darker −20%#003C7E
Darker −30%#00244B
Darker −40%#000B18
More saturated +25%#006DE4
Less saturated −25%#1C6EC8

Channel breakdown

R0
G109
B228
Red0 (0%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue211.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6D · B E4

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