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Recognised as Colour

#006997

  • #006997
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#006997 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 105, 151 and HSL 198°, 100%, 30%. 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

#006997#006997
HEX#006997
RGBrgb(0, 105, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4118, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 41.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(198.3, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer27,031
CSS custom property--colour: #006997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FF9668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#405D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6Teal · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#972E00
Analogous#00977A, #001D97
Triadic#970069, #699700
Split complementary#97001D, #977A00
Tetradic#7A0097, #972E00, #1D9700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64D0FF
Lighter +30%#31C0FF
Lighter +20%#00B0FD
Lighter +10%#008CCA
Darker −10%#004664
Darker −20%#002231
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006997
Less saturated −25%#136284

Channel breakdown

R0
G105
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue198.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 69 · B 97

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