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Recognised as Colour

#006EB5

  • #006EB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006EB5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 110, 181 and HSL 204°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006EB5#006EB5
HEX#006EB5
RGBrgb(0, 110, 181)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4314, 0.7098
RGB percentages0%, 43.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(203.5, 100%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 100%, 71%)
CMYK100%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,341
CSS custom property--colour: #006EB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF914A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B72B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F64B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 32.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B54700
Analogous#00B5A1, #0014B5
Triadic#B5006E, #6EB500
Split complementary#B50014, #B5A100
Tetradic#A100B5, #B54700, #14B500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82CEFF
Lighter +30%#4FBAFF
Lighter +20%#1CA6FF
Lighter +10%#008DE8
Darker −10%#004F82
Darker −20%#00304F
Darker −30%#00111C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006EB5
Less saturated −25%#17699E

Channel breakdown

R0
G110
B181
Red0 (0%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue203.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6E · B B5

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