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Colour

#006789

  • #006789
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006789 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 103, 137 and HSL 195°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006789#006789
HEX#006789
RGBrgb(0, 103, 137)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4039, 0.5373
RGB percentages0%, 40.4%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(194.9, 100%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.9, 100%, 53.7%)
CMYK100%, 24.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,505
CSS custom property--colour: #006789;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#FF9876

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55658Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#455A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9Teal · ΔE 25.2Dark cyan · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#892200
Analogous#008966, #002389
Triadic#890067, #678900
Split complementary#890023, #896600
Tetradic#660089, #892200, #238900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#56D5FF
Lighter +30%#23C8FF
Lighter +20%#00B4EF
Lighter +10%#008DBC
Darker −10%#004156
Darker −20%#001A23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006789
Less saturated −25%#115E78

Channel breakdown

R0
G103
B137
Red0 (0%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue194.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 67 · B 89

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