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#006ABA

#006aba ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006aba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 41.57% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 43.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.81°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #006aba
  2. #ba5000

Split complementary

  1. #006aba
  2. #ba000d
  3. #baad00

Analogous

  1. #00baad
  2. #006aba
  3. #000dba

Triadic

  1. #006aba
  2. #ba006a
  3. #6aba00

Tetradic

  1. #006aba
  2. #5000ba
  3. #ba5000
  4. #6aba00

Square

  1. #006aba
  2. #ad00ba
  3. #ba5000
  4. #0dba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001321
  2. #003e6d
  3. #006aba
  4. #0795ff
  5. #54b5ff

Shades

#006aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006aba
  2. #005fa7
  3. #005595
  4. #004a82
  5. #004070
  6. #00355d
  7. #002a4a
  8. #002038
  9. #001525
  10. #000b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#006aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006aba
  2. #1a79c1
  3. #3388c8
  4. #4d97cf
  5. #66a6d6
  6. #80b5dd
  7. #99c3e3
  8. #b3d2ea
  9. #cce1f1
  10. #e6f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006aba
  2. #0d6cb4
  3. #1a6eae
  4. #2671a9
  5. #3373a3
  6. #40759d
  7. #4d7797
  8. #5a7991
  9. #667c8c
  10. #737e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4070bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d61b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #316ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1565b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006aba {
  color: #006aba;
}
Background
.bg-006aba {
  background-color: #006aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006aba {
  border: 2px solid #006aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 106 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006aba, #000dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 106 186 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.91 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.23 #ff9545 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#006aba  rgb(0, 106, 186)  hsl(206, 100%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#ba5000  rgb(186, 80, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 36%)  Burnt Orange
#ba006a  rgb(186, 0, 106)  hsl(326, 100%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aba00  rgb(106, 186, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green