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Recognised as Colour

#006096

  • #006096
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006096 is a blue with RGB values 0, 96, 150 and HSL 202°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006096#006096
HEX#006096
RGBrgb(0, 96, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3765, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 37.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(201.6, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 36%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,726
CSS custom property--colour: #006096;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#FF9F69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#315695no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#963600
Analogous#009681, #001596
Triadic#960060, #609600
Split complementary#960015, #968100
Tetradic#810096, #963600, #159600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63C7FF
Lighter +30%#30B4FF
Lighter +20%#00A1FC
Lighter +10%#0081C9
Darker −10%#003F63
Darker −20%#001F30
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006096
Less saturated −25%#135B83

Channel breakdown

R0
G96
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue201.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 60 · B 96

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