#006498

Color #006498

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#006498

RGB

rgb(0, 100, 152)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 34.2%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(40.21, -4.52, -35.16)

LCH

lch(40.21, 35.45, 262.67)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.1138, 241.72)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 0%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#983400

Analogous

#009880

#006498

#001898

Triadic

#006498

#980064

#649800

Split-complementary

#006498

#980018

#988000

Tetradic

#006498

#340098

#983400

#649800

Square

#006498

#800098

#983400

#189800

Shades

Color #006498 mixed toward black.

#00537f

#004365

#00324c

#002133

#001119

Tints

Color #006498 mixed toward white.

#008bd4

#10adff

#4cc2ff

#88d6ff

#c3ebff

Tones

Color #006498 mixed toward gray.

#0d608b

#195c7f

#265872

#335465

#3f5059

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42438e · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#3e378b · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#138583 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #006498;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#006498]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#006498 (#006498) is rgb(0, 100, 152) in RGB.

No, #006498 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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