Colour

#006FDB

#006FDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#006FDB is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 219 and HSL 210°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006FDB#006FDB

HEX#006FDB

RGBrgb(0, 111, 219)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.8588

RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK100%, 49.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer28,635

CSS custom property--colour: #006FDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#FF9024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#297ADFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0069D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#008A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DB6C00

Analogous#00DBDA, #0001DB

Triadic#DB006F, #6FDB00

Split complementary#DB0001, #DBDA00

Tetradic#DA00DB, #DB6C00, #01DB00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A8D4FF

Lighter +30%#75BBFF

Lighter +20%#42A2FF

Lighter +10%#0F89FF

Darker −10%#0055A8

Darker −20%#003B75

Darker −30%#002142

Darker −40%#00080F

More saturated +25%#006FDB

Less saturated −25%#1B6FC0

Channel breakdown

G111

B219

Red0 (0%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue209.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B DB

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