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Colour

#006FEF

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

#006FEF is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 239 and HSL 212°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006FEF#006FEF
HEX#006FEF
RGBrgb(0, 111, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(212.1, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 53.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,655
CSS custom property--colour: #006FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#FF9010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8000
Analogous#00E6EF, #0800EF
Triadic#EF006F, #6FEF00
Split complementary#EF0800, #E6EF00
Tetradic#EF00E7, #EF8000, #00EF09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDBFF
Lighter +30%#89C0FF
Lighter +20%#56A4FF
Lighter +10%#2389FF
Darker −10%#0057BC
Darker −20%#004089
Darker −30%#002856
Darker −40%#001023
More saturated +25%#006FEF
Less saturated −25%#1E71D1

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue212.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B EF

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