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Colour

#006FE2

  • #006FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006FE2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 226 and HSL 211°, 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

#006FE2#006FE2
HEX#006FE2
RGBrgb(0, 111, 226)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.8863
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(210.5, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK100%, 50.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,642
CSS custom property--colour: #006FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FF901D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C7CE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E27300
Analogous#00E0E2, #0200E2
Triadic#E2006F, #6FE200
Split complementary#E20200, #E0E200
Tetradic#E200E0, #E27300, #00E202

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFD6FF
Lighter +30%#7CBCFF
Lighter +20%#49A2FF
Lighter +10%#1688FF
Darker −10%#0056AF
Darker −20%#003D7C
Darker −30%#002449
Darker −40%#000B16
More saturated +25%#006FE2
Less saturated −25%#1C6FC6

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B226
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue210.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B E2

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