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Recognised as Colour

#006FCE

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

#006FCE is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 206 and HSL 208°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#006FCE#006FCE
HEX#006FCE
RGBrgb(0, 111, 206)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.8078
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(207.7, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK100%, 46.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,622
CSS custom property--colour: #006FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FF9031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3978D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067CCno 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 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5F00
Analogous#00CEC6, #0008CE
Triadic#CE006F, #6FCE00
Split complementary#CE0008, #CEC600
Tetradic#C600CE, #CE5F00, #08CE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BD1FF
Lighter +30%#68B9FF
Lighter +20%#35A2FF
Lighter +10%#028AFF
Darker −10%#00549B
Darker −20%#003868
Darker −30%#001D35
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#006FCE
Less saturated −25%#1A6DB4

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B206
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue207.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B CE

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