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#006EAA

#006eaa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#006eaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 43.14% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.18°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #006eaa
  2. #aa3c00

Split complementary

  1. #006eaa
  2. #aa0019
  3. #aa9100

Analogous

  1. #00aa91
  2. #006eaa
  3. #0019aa

Triadic

  1. #006eaa
  2. #aa006e
  3. #6eaa00

Tetradic

  1. #006eaa
  2. #3c00aa
  3. #aa3c00
  4. #6eaa00

Square

  1. #006eaa
  2. #9100aa
  3. #aa3c00
  4. #19aa00

Monochromatic

  1. #000d14
  2. #003c5d
  3. #006eaa
  4. #009ff6
  5. #44bdff

Shades

#006eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006eaa
  2. #006399
  3. #005888
  4. #004d77
  5. #004266
  6. #003755
  7. #002c44
  8. #002133
  9. #001622
  10. #000b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#006eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006eaa
  2. #1a7db3
  3. #338bbb
  4. #4d9ac4
  5. #66a8cc
  6. #80b7d5
  7. #99c5dd
  8. #b3d4e6
  9. #cce2ee
  10. #e6f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006eaa
  2. #0d70a6
  3. #1a72a2
  4. #26739d
  5. #337599
  6. #407795
  7. #4d7991
  8. #5a7b8d
  9. #667c88
  10. #737e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5170ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a63a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f6fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c67a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006eaa {
  color: #006eaa;
}
Background
.bg-006eaa {
  background-color: #006eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006eaa {
  border: 2px solid #006eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 110 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006eaa, #0019aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 110 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.72 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.67 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.81 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.69 #ff9155 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#006eaa  rgb(0, 110, 170)  hsl(201, 100%, 33%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa3c00  rgb(170, 60, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 33%)  Rust
#aa006e  rgb(170, 0, 110)  hsl(321, 100%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eaa00  rgb(110, 170, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green