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#006BC3

#006bc3 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006bc3 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 41.96% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 45.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 207.08°, with 100% saturation and 38.24% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #006bc3
  2. #c35800

Split complementary

  1. #006bc3
  2. #c30009
  3. #c3ba00

Analogous

  1. #00c3ba
  2. #006bc3
  3. #0009c3

Triadic

  1. #006bc3
  2. #c3006b
  3. #6bc300

Tetradic

  1. #006bc3
  2. #5800c3
  3. #c35800
  4. #6bc300

Square

  1. #006bc3
  2. #ba00c3
  3. #c35800
  4. #09c300

Monochromatic

  1. #00172a
  2. #004177
  3. #006bc3
  4. #1193ff
  5. #5db6ff

Shades

#006bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006bc3
  2. #0060b0
  3. #00569c
  4. #004b89
  5. #004075
  6. #003662
  7. #002b4e
  8. #00203b
  9. #001527
  10. #000b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#006bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006bc3
  2. #1a7ac9
  3. #3389cf
  4. #4d97d5
  5. #66a6db
  6. #80b5e1
  7. #99c4e7
  8. #b3d3ed
  9. #cce1f3
  10. #e6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006bc3
  2. #0d6dbc
  3. #1a6fb6
  4. #2671af
  5. #3373a8
  6. #4076a2
  7. #4d789b
  8. #5a7a94
  9. #667c8d
  10. #737e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a72c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0763c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d70c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0466c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006bc3 {
  color: #006bc3;
}
Background
.bg-006bc3 {
  background-color: #006bc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #006bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 107 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006bc3, #0009c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 107 195 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.12 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.39 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.49 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.78 #ff943c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

True Blue
#006bc3  rgb(0, 107, 195)  hsl(207, 100%, 38%)  True Blue
#c35800  rgb(195, 88, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#c3006b  rgb(195, 0, 107)  hsl(327, 100%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#6bc300  rgb(107, 195, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 38%)  Kelly Green