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#006FCC

#006fcc ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#006fcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 43.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 45.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 207.35°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #006fcc
  2. #cc5d00

Split complementary

  1. #006fcc
  2. #cc0009
  3. #ccc300

Analogous

  1. #00ccc3
  2. #006fcc
  3. #0009cc

Triadic

  1. #006fcc
  2. #cc006f
  3. #6fcc00

Tetradic

  1. #006fcc
  2. #5d00cc
  3. #cc5d00
  4. #6fcc00

Square

  1. #006fcc
  2. #c300cc
  3. #cc5d00
  4. #09cc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001c33
  2. #004580
  3. #006fcc
  4. #1a96ff
  5. #66b9ff

Shades

#006fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #006fcc
  2. #0064b8
  3. #0059a3
  4. #004e8f
  5. #00437a
  6. #003866
  7. #002c52
  8. #00213d
  9. #001629
  10. #000b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#006fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #006fcc
  2. #1a7dd1
  3. #338cd6
  4. #4d9adb
  5. #66a9e0
  6. #80b7e6
  7. #99c5eb
  8. #b3d4f0
  9. #cce2f5
  10. #e6f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#006fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #006fcc
  2. #0d71c4
  3. #1a72bd
  4. #2674b5
  5. #3376ae
  6. #4078a6
  7. #4d799e
  8. #5a7b97
  9. #667d8f
  10. #737e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b77d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d74ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-006fcc {
  color: #006fcc;
}
Background
.bg-006fcc {
  background-color: #006fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-006fcc {
  border: 2px solid #006fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #006fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 111 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-006fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #006fcc, #0009cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-006fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 111 204 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.51 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.35 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.74 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.80 #ff9033 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#006fcc  rgb(0, 111, 204)  hsl(207, 100%, 40%)  True Blue
#cc5d00  rgb(204, 93, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#cc006f  rgb(204, 0, 111)  hsl(327, 100%, 40%)  Telemagenta
#6fcc00  rgb(111, 204, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green