#006DA0

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #006DA0

Visually, #006DA0 is defined as a vivid blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 109 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 32% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 199.1° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#006DA0
RGB0, 109, 160
HSL199.1°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK100%, 32%, 0%, 37%
HSV199.1°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB43.5, -6.8, -34.8
XYZ11.8, 13.5, 35.2
Decimal28064

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.70:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #006DA0; }
.text-color { color: #006DA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #006DA0; }

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