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Recognised as Colour

#206CA6

  • #206CA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#206CA6 is a blue with RGB values 32, 108, 166 and HSL 206°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#206CA6#206CA6
HEX#206CA6
RGBrgb(32, 108, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.4235, 0.651
RGB percentages12.5%, 42.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(206, 67.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 80.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK80.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,124,966
CSS custom property--colour: #206CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#DF9359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E62A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 31Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A65A20
Analogous#20A69D, #2029A6
Triadic#A6206C, #6CA620
Split complementary#A62029, #A69D20
Tetradic#9D20A6, #A65A20, #29A620

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4CEEE
Lighter +30%#7AB7E5
Lighter +20%#4FA0DD
Lighter +10%#2888D1
Darker −10%#18507B
Darker −20%#103450
Darker −30%#071926
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#076FBF
Less saturated −25%#39698D

Channel breakdown

R32
G108
B166
Red32 (12.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue205.97°
Saturation (HSL)67.68%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 6C · B A6

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