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Colour

#006F96

  • #006F96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006F96 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 111, 150 and HSL 196°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006F96#006F96
HEX#006F96
RGBrgb(0, 111, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(195.6, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 26%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,566
CSS custom property--colour: #006F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#FF9069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#496295no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Teal · ΔE 26.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark cyan · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#962700
Analogous#009672, #002496
Triadic#96006F, #6F9600
Split complementary#960024, #967200
Tetradic#720096, #962700, #249600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63D6FF
Lighter +30%#30C9FF
Lighter +20%#00BAFC
Lighter +10%#0095C9
Darker −10%#004963
Darker −20%#002430
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006F96
Less saturated −25%#136683

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue195.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B 96

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