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Colour

#006993

  • #006993
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006993 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 105, 147 and HSL 197°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#006993#006993
HEX#006993
RGBrgb(0, 105, 147)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4118, 0.5765
RGB percentages0%, 41.2%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(197.1, 100%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 100%, 57.6%)
CMYK100%, 28.6%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,027
CSS custom property--colour: #006993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FF966C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#425D92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#007478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4Teal · ΔE 29.7Cadetblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#932A00
Analogous#009373, #002093
Triadic#930069, #699300
Split complementary#930020, #937300
Tetradic#730093, #932A00, #209300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#60D2FF
Lighter +30%#2DC3FF
Lighter +20%#00B2F9
Lighter +10%#008DC6
Darker −10%#004560
Darker −20%#00202D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006993
Less saturated −25%#126181

Channel breakdown

R0
G105
B147
Red0 (0%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 69 · B 93

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