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Colour

#006799

  • #006799
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006799 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 103, 153 and HSL 200°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006799#006799
HEX#006799
RGBrgb(0, 103, 153)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4039, 0.6
RGB percentages0%, 40.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(199.6, 100%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 100%, 60%)
CMYK100%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer26,521
CSS custom property--colour: #006799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#FF9866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F689Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5C98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#993200
Analogous#00997F, #001A99
Triadic#990067, #679900
Split complementary#99001A, #997F00
Tetradic#7F0099, #993200, #1A9900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#66CDFF
Lighter +30%#33BCFF
Lighter +20%#00ACFF
Lighter +10%#0089CC
Darker −10%#004566
Darker −20%#002233
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006799
Less saturated −25%#136086

Channel breakdown

R0
G103
B153
Red0 (0%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue199.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 67 · B 99

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