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Recognised as Colour

#006FA7

  • #006FA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006FA7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 167 and HSL 200°, 100%, 33%. 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

#006FA7#006FA7
HEX#006FA7
RGBrgb(0, 111, 167)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.6549
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(200.1, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK100%, 33.5%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,583
CSS custom property--colour: #006FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#FF9058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5470A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E63A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A73800
Analogous#00A78C, #001BA7
Triadic#A7006F, #6FA700
Split complementary#A7001B, #A78C00
Tetradic#8B00A7, #A73800, #1BA700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#74D0FF
Lighter +30%#41BFFF
Lighter +20%#0EAEFF
Lighter +10%#0091DA
Darker −10%#004D74
Darker −20%#002B41
Darker −30%#00090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FA7
Less saturated −25%#156892

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B167
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue200.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B A7

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