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Recognised as Colour

#006DFF

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

#006DFF is a blue with RGB values 0, 109, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006DFF#006DFF
HEX#006DFF
RGBrgb(0, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages0%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.4, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,159
CSS custom property--colour: #006DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FF9200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0093ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9200
Analogous#00ECFF, #1300FF
Triadic#FF006D, #6DFF00
Split complementary#FF1300, #ECFF00
Tetradic#FF00EC, #FF9200, #00FF13

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE2FF
Lighter +30%#99C5FF
Lighter +20%#66A7FF
Lighter +10%#338AFF
Darker −10%#0057CC
Darker −20%#004199
Darker −30%#002C66
Darker −40%#001633
More saturated +25%#006DFF
Less saturated −25%#2072DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G109
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6D · B FF

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