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#006CCD

#006ccd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006ccd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 42.35% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 47.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 208.39°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #006ccd
  2. #cd6100

Split complementary

  1. #006ccd
  2. #cd0006
  3. #cdc800

Analogous

  1. #00cdc8
  2. #006ccd
  3. #0006cd

Triadic

  1. #006ccd
  2. #cd006c
  3. #6ccd00

Tetradic

  1. #006ccd
  2. #6100cd
  3. #cd6100
  4. #6ccd00

Square

  1. #006ccd
  2. #c800cd
  3. #cd6100
  4. #06cd00

Monochromatic

  1. #001b34
  2. #004481
  3. #006ccd
  4. #1b93ff
  5. #67b7ff

Shades

#006ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006ccd
  2. #0061b9
  3. #0056a4
  4. #004c90
  5. #00417b
  6. #003667
  7. #002b52
  8. #00203e
  9. #001629
  10. #000b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#006ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006ccd
  2. #1a7bd2
  3. #3389d7
  4. #4d98dc
  5. #66a7e1
  6. #80b6e6
  7. #99c4eb
  8. #b3d3f0
  9. #cce2f5
  10. #e6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006ccd
  2. #0d6ec5
  3. #1a70be
  4. #2672b6
  5. #3374ae
  6. #4076a7
  7. #4d789f
  8. #5a7a97
  9. #667c8f
  10. #737e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556c9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3375d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2672cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006ccd {
  color: #006ccd;
}
Background
.bg-006ccd {
  background-color: #006ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006ccd {
  border: 2px solid #006ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 108 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006ccd, #0006cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 108 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.67 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.03 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.65 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.04 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.24 #ff9332 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

True Blue
#006ccd  rgb(0, 108, 205)  hsl(208, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cd6100  rgb(205, 97, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 40%)  Chocolate
#cd006c  rgb(205, 0, 108)  hsl(328, 100%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ccd00  rgb(108, 205, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green