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Colour

#006EBC

  • #006EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#006EBC is a blue with RGB values 0, 110, 188 and HSL 205°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#006EBC#006EBC
HEX#006EBC
RGBrgb(0, 110, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4314, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 43.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,348
CSS custom property--colour: #006EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF9143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4673BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2664BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC4E00
Analogous#00BCAC, #0010BC
Triadic#BC006E, #6EBC00
Split complementary#BC0010, #BCAC00
Tetradic#AC00BC, #BC4E00, #10BC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89CEFF
Lighter +30%#56B9FF
Lighter +20%#23A4FF
Lighter +10%#008CEF
Darker −10%#005089
Darker −20%#003256
Darker −30%#001423
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006EBC
Less saturated −25%#186AA5

Channel breakdown

R0
G110
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue204.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6E · B BC

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