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Recognised as Colour

#006FA4

  • #006FA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006FA4 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 111, 164 and HSL 199°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006FA4#006FA4
HEX#006FA4
RGBrgb(0, 111, 164)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.6431
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(199.4, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.4, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK100%, 32.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,580
CSS custom property--colour: #006FA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FF905B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5570A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4163A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A43500
Analogous#00A487, #001DA4
Triadic#A4006F, #6FA400
Split complementary#A4001D, #A48700
Tetradic#8700A4, #A43500, #1DA400

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71D1FF
Lighter +30%#3EC1FF
Lighter +20%#0BB0FF
Lighter +10%#0092D7
Darker −10%#004C71
Darker −20%#002A3E
Darker −30%#00070B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FA4
Less saturated −25%#146890

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B164
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue199.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B A4

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