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Recognised as Colour

#006597

  • #006597
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006597 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 101, 151 and HSL 200°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006597#006597
HEX#006597
RGBrgb(0, 101, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3961, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 39.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(199.9, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 33.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,007
CSS custom property--colour: #006597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#FF9A68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D6699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#395A96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#973200
Analogous#00977E, #001A97
Triadic#970065, #659700
Split complementary#970019, #977E00
Tetradic#7E0097, #973200, #199700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64CCFF
Lighter +30%#31BBFF
Lighter +20%#00A9FD
Lighter +10%#0087CA
Darker −10%#004364
Darker −20%#002131
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006597
Less saturated −25%#135F84

Channel breakdown

R0
G101
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue199.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 65 · B 97

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