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Recognised as Colour

#0686BA

  • #0686BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0686BA is a cyan with RGB values 6, 134, 186 and HSL 197°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0686BA#0686BA
HEX#0686BA
RGBrgb(6, 134, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5255, 0.7294
RGB percentages2.4%, 52.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(197.3, 93.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.3, 96.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK96.8%, 28%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer427,706
CSS custom property--colour: #0686BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#F97945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C85BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA3A06
Analogous#06BA94, #062CBA
Triadic#BA0686, #86BA06
Split complementary#BA062C, #BA9406
Tetradic#9406BA, #BA3A06, #2CBA06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91DDFB
Lighter +30%#5FCDFA
Lighter +20%#2EBEF8
Lighter +10%#08AAEB
Darker −10%#046289
Darker −20%#033F57
Darker −30%#011B26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0089C0
Less saturated −25%#1E7CA2

Channel breakdown

R6
G134
B186
Red6 (2.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue197.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 86 · B BA

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