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Recognised as Colour

#0696BB

  • #0696BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0696BB is a cyan with RGB values 6, 150, 187 and HSL 192°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0696BB#0696BB
HEX#0696BB
RGBrgb(6, 150, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.5882, 0.7333
RGB percentages2.4%, 58.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(192.3, 93.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.3, 96.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK96.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer431,803
CSS custom property--colour: #0696BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#F96944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8192BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C84BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4Dark cyan · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB2B06
Analogous#06BB86, #063BBB
Triadic#BB0696, #96BB06
Split complementary#BB063B, #BB8606
Tetradic#8606BB, #BB2B06, #3BBB06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92E6FB
Lighter +30%#60DAFA
Lighter +20%#2FCFF8
Lighter +10%#08BEEC
Darker −10%#046E8A
Darker −20%#034758
Darker −30%#011F27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#009AC1
Less saturated −25%#1E88A3

Channel breakdown

R6
G150
B187
Red6 (2.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue192.27°
Saturation (HSL)93.78%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 96 · B BB

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