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Recognised as Colour

#006FF6

  • #006FF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006FF6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 246 and HSL 213°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#006FF6#006FF6
HEX#006FF6
RGBrgb(0, 111, 246)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.9647
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(212.9, 100%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 100%, 96.5%)
CMYK100%, 54.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,662
CSS custom property--colour: #006FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#FF9009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F68700
Analogous#00EAF6, #0C00F6
Triadic#F6006F, #6FF600
Split complementary#F60C00, #EAF600
Tetradic#F600EA, #F68700, #00F60C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DEFF
Lighter +30%#90C2FF
Lighter +20%#5DA6FF
Lighter +10%#2A8AFF
Darker −10%#0058C3
Darker −20%#004190
Darker −30%#002A5D
Darker −40%#00132A
More saturated +25%#006FF6
Less saturated −25%#1F72D7

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B246
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue212.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B F6

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