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Recognised as Colour

#006FCD

  • #006FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#006FCD is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 205 and HSL 208°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006FCD#006FCD
HEX#006FCD
RGBrgb(0, 111, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(207.5, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,621
CSS custom property--colour: #006FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF9032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A77D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5E00
Analogous#00CDC5, #0009CD
Triadic#CD006F, #6FCD00
Split complementary#CD0009, #CDC400
Tetradic#C400CD, #CD5E00, #09CD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AD1FF
Lighter +30%#67B9FF
Lighter +20%#34A2FF
Lighter +10%#018BFF
Darker −10%#00539A
Darker −20%#003867
Darker −30%#001C34
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#006FCD
Less saturated −25%#1A6DB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue207.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B CD

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