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Colour

#006FDF

  • #006FDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006FDF is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 223 and HSL 210°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006FDF#006FDF
HEX#006FDF
RGBrgb(0, 111, 223)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.8745
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(210.1, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.1, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 50.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,639
CSS custom property--colour: #006FDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#FF9020

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#227BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF7000
Analogous#00DEDF, #0100DF
Triadic#DF006F, #6FDF00
Split complementary#DF0100, #DEDF00
Tetradic#DF00DE, #DF7000, #00DF01

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACD5FF
Lighter +30%#79BCFF
Lighter +20%#46A2FF
Lighter +10%#1388FF
Darker −10%#0056AC
Darker −20%#003C79
Darker −30%#002346
Darker −40%#000913
More saturated +25%#006FDF
Less saturated −25%#1C6FC3

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B223
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue210.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B DF

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