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#006DCA

#006dca ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006dca is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 42.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 46.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.62°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #006dca
  2. #ca5d00

Split complementary

  1. #006dca
  2. #ca0008
  3. #cac200

Analogous

  1. #00cac2
  2. #006dca
  3. #0008ca

Triadic

  1. #006dca
  2. #ca006d
  3. #6dca00

Tetradic

  1. #006dca
  2. #5d00ca
  3. #ca5d00
  4. #6dca00

Square

  1. #006dca
  2. #c200ca
  3. #ca5d00
  4. #08ca00

Monochromatic

  1. #001a31
  2. #00447e
  3. #006dca
  4. #1894ff
  5. #64b8ff

Shades

#006dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006dca
  2. #0062b6
  3. #0057a2
  4. #004c8d
  5. #004179
  6. #003765
  7. #002c51
  8. #00213d
  9. #001628
  10. #000b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#006dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006dca
  2. #1a7ccf
  3. #338ad5
  4. #4d99da
  5. #66a7df
  6. #80b6e5
  7. #99c5ea
  8. #b3d3ef
  9. #cce2f4
  10. #e6f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006dca
  2. #0d6fc3
  3. #1a71bb
  4. #2673b4
  5. #3375ac
  6. #4077a5
  7. #4d789e
  8. #5a7a96
  9. #667c8f
  10. #737e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556d9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3875ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b72cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006dca {
  color: #006dca;
}
Background
.bg-006dca {
  background-color: #006dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006dca {
  border: 2px solid #006dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 109 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006dca, #0008ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 109 202 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.27 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.99 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.17 #ff9235 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

True Blue
#006dca  rgb(0, 109, 202)  hsl(208, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#ca5d00  rgb(202, 93, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#ca006d  rgb(202, 0, 109)  hsl(328, 100%, 40%)  Dogwood Rose
#6dca00  rgb(109, 202, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 40%)  Kelly Green