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#006CA8

#006ca8 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006ca8 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 42.35% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 201.43°, with 100% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #006ca8
  2. #a83c00

Split complementary

  1. #006ca8
  2. #a80018
  3. #a89000

Analogous

  1. #00a890
  2. #006ca8
  3. #0018a8

Triadic

  1. #006ca8
  2. #a8006c
  3. #6ca800

Tetradic

  1. #006ca8
  2. #3c00a8
  3. #a83c00
  4. #6ca800

Square

  1. #006ca8
  2. #9000a8
  3. #a83c00
  4. #18a800

Monochromatic

  1. #000d14
  2. #003b5b
  3. #006ca8
  4. #009df4
  5. #42bbff

Shades

#006ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006ca8
  2. #006197
  3. #005686
  4. #004c76
  5. #004165
  6. #003654
  7. #002b43
  8. #002032
  9. #001622
  10. #000b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#006ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006ca8
  2. #1a7bb1
  3. #3389b9
  4. #4d98c2
  5. #66a7cb
  6. #80b6d4
  7. #99c4dc
  8. #b3d3e5
  9. #cce2ee
  10. #e6f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006ca8
  2. #0d6ea4
  3. #1a70a0
  4. #26729c
  5. #337498
  6. #407694
  7. #4d7890
  8. #5a7a8c
  9. #667c88
  10. #737e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f6eab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3861a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d6daa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b66a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006ca8 {
  color: #006ca8;
}
Background
.bg-006ca8 {
  background-color: #006ca8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #006ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 108 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006ca8, #0018a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 108 168 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.15 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.22 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.46 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.06 #ff9357 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#006ca8  rgb(0, 108, 168)  hsl(201, 100%, 33%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a83c00  rgb(168, 60, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#a8006c  rgb(168, 0, 108)  hsl(321, 100%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ca800  rgb(108, 168, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green