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Recognised as Colour

#006FF8

  • #006FF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#006FF8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 111, 248 and HSL 213°, 100%, 49%. 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

#006FF8#006FF8
HEX#006FF8
RGBrgb(0, 111, 248)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4353, 0.9725
RGB percentages0%, 43.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(213.1, 100%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 100%, 97.3%)
CMYK100%, 55.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,664
CSS custom property--colour: #006FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#FF9007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F88900
Analogous#00EBF8, #0D00F8
Triadic#F8006F, #6FF800
Split complementary#F80D00, #EBF800
Tetradic#F800EB, #F88900, #00F80D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5DFFF
Lighter +30%#92C3FF
Lighter +20%#5FA7FF
Lighter +10%#2C8AFF
Darker −10%#0058C5
Darker −20%#004192
Darker −30%#002B5F
Darker −40%#00142C
More saturated +25%#006FF8
Less saturated −25%#1F72D9

Channel breakdown

R0
G111
B248
Red0 (0%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue213.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 6F · B F8

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