#0000b6

Color #0000b6

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#0000b6

RGB

rgb(0, 0, 182)

HSL

hsl(240, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(21.49, 61.47, -83.73)

LCH

lch(21.49, 103.87, 306.28)

OKLCH

oklch(35.1%, 0.2431, 264.05)

HWB

hwb(240, 0%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6b600

Analogous

#005bb6

#0000b6

#5b00b6

Triadic

#0000b6

#b60000

#00b600

Split-complementary

#0000b6

#b65b00

#5bb600

Tetradic

#0000b6

#b600b6

#b6b600

#00b600

Square

#0000b6

#b6005b

#b6b600

#00b65b

Shades

Color #0000b6 mixed toward black.

#000098

#000079

#00005b

#00003d

#00001e

Tints

Color #0000b6 mixed toward white.

#0000ed

#2424ff

#5b5bff

#9292ff

#c8c8ff

Tones

Color #0000b6 mixed toward gray.

#0f0fa7

#1e1e98

#2e2e89

#3d3d79

#4c4c6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0000a1 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#00009b · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#008d88 · ΔE 46.6

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 31.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0000b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0000b6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#0000b6 (#0000b6) is rgb(0, 0, 182) in RGB.

No, #0000b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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