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#006CCB

#006ccb ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006ccb is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 42.35% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 46.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 208.08°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #006ccb
  2. #cb5f00

Split complementary

  1. #006ccb
  2. #cb0006
  3. #cbc400

Analogous

  1. #00cbc4
  2. #006ccb
  3. #0006cb

Triadic

  1. #006ccb
  2. #cb006c
  3. #6ccb00

Tetradic

  1. #006ccb
  2. #5f00cb
  3. #cb5f00
  4. #6ccb00

Square

  1. #006ccb
  2. #c400cb
  3. #cb5f00
  4. #06cb00

Monochromatic

  1. #001b32
  2. #00437e
  3. #006ccb
  4. #1893ff
  5. #65b7ff

Shades

#006ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006ccb
  2. #0061b7
  3. #0056a2
  4. #004c8e
  5. #00417a
  6. #003666
  7. #002b51
  8. #00203d
  9. #001629
  10. #000b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#006ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006ccb
  2. #1a7bd0
  3. #3389d5
  4. #4d98db
  5. #66a7e0
  6. #80b6e5
  7. #99c4ea
  8. #b3d3ef
  9. #cce2f5
  10. #e6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006ccb
  2. #0d6ec4
  3. #1a70bc
  4. #2672b5
  5. #3374ad
  6. #4076a6
  7. #4d789e
  8. #5a7a97
  9. #667c8f
  10. #737e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3575cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2871cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006ccb {
  color: #006ccb;
}
Background
.bg-006ccb {
  background-color: #006ccb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006ccb {
  border: 2px solid #006ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 108 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006ccb, #0006cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 108 203 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.27 #ff9334 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#006ccb  rgb(0, 108, 203)  hsl(208, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cb5f00  rgb(203, 95, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 40%)  Chocolate
#cb006c  rgb(203, 0, 108)  hsl(328, 100%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ccb00  rgb(108, 203, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 40%)  Kelly Green