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Colour

#006FAF

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

#006FAF is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 175 and HSL 202°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006FAF#006FAF
HEX#006FAF
RGBrgb(0, 111, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,591
CSS custom property--colour: #006FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#FF9050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5072B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3864AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF4000
Analogous#00AF98, #0017AF
Triadic#AF006F, #6FAF00
Split complementary#AF0017, #AF9800
Tetradic#9800AF, #AF4000, #17AF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CCFFF
Lighter +30%#49BCFF
Lighter +20%#16AAFF
Lighter +10%#008FE2
Darker −10%#004F7C
Darker −20%#002E49
Darker −30%#000E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006FAF
Less saturated −25%#166999

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue201.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B AF

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