What color is #006CFF?

#006CFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Ribbon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006CFF?

The RGB value is 0, 108, 255: 0 red, 108 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006CFF?

The complementary color is #FF9300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006CFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006CFF color

#006CFF rgb(0, 108, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #006CFF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 42.4% green and 100% blue (0, 108, 255).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blue Ribbon (#0066FF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#006CFF color codes

HEX	`#006CFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 108, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 42.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 58%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 31.39, -79.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 85.49, 291.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.406, 17.942, 96.818)`
Decimal	`27903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006CFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #006CFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006CFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #006CFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006cff; }
.text { color: #006cff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006cff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 108 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006cff, #1400ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #006CFF?: #006CFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Ribbon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006CFF?: The RGB value is 0, 108, 255: 0 red, 108 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006CFF?: The complementary color is #FF9300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006CFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.