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#006BC6

#006bc6 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006bc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 45.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 207.58°, with 100% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #006bc6
  2. #c65b00

Split complementary

  1. #006bc6
  2. #c60008
  3. #c6be00

Analogous

  1. #00c6be
  2. #006bc6
  3. #0008c6

Triadic

  1. #006bc6
  2. #c6006b
  3. #6bc600

Tetradic

  1. #006bc6
  2. #5b00c6
  3. #c65b00
  4. #6bc600

Square

  1. #006bc6
  2. #be00c6
  3. #c65b00
  4. #08c600

Monochromatic

  1. #00182d
  2. #004279
  3. #006bc6
  4. #1393ff
  5. #60b6ff

Shades

#006bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006bc6
  2. #0060b2
  3. #00569e
  4. #004b8b
  5. #004077
  6. #003663
  7. #002b4f
  8. #00203b
  9. #001528
  10. #000b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#006bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006bc6
  2. #1a7acc
  3. #3389d1
  4. #4d97d7
  5. #66a6dd
  6. #80b5e3
  7. #99c4e8
  8. #b3d3ee
  9. #cce1f4
  10. #e6f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006bc6
  2. #0d6dbf
  3. #1a6fb8
  4. #2671b1
  5. #3373aa
  6. #4076a3
  7. #4d789c
  8. #5a7a95
  9. #667c8e
  10. #737e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3873c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a70c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006bc6 {
  color: #006bc6;
}
Background
.bg-006bc6 {
  background-color: #006bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #006bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 107 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006bc6, #0008c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 107 198 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.04 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.29 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.65 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.69 #ff9439 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#006bc6  rgb(0, 107, 198)  hsl(208, 100%, 39%)  True Blue
#c65b00  rgb(198, 91, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#c6006b  rgb(198, 0, 107)  hsl(328, 100%, 39%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bc600  rgb(107, 198, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 39%)  Kelly Green