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Colour

#006EEF

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

#006EEF is a blue with RGB values 0, 110, 239 and HSL 212°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006EEF#006EEF
HEX#006EEF
RGBrgb(0, 110, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4314, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 43.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(212.4, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 54%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,399
CSS custom property--colour: #006EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FF9110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8100
Analogous#00E5EF, #0A00EF
Triadic#EF006E, #6EEF00
Split complementary#EF0A00, #E5EF00
Tetradic#EF00E5, #EF8100, #00EF0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDBFF
Lighter +30%#89BFFF
Lighter +20%#56A4FF
Lighter +10%#2388FF
Darker −10%#0057BC
Darker −20%#003F89
Darker −30%#002856
Darker −40%#001023
More saturated +25%#006EEF
Less saturated −25%#1E70D1

Channel breakdown

R0
G110
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue212.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6E · B EF

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