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#006ab8 Hex Color Code

#006ab8 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #006ab8 is a medium dark shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #006ab8 is comprised of 0% red, 41.57% green and 72.16% blue. In the HSL color space #006ab8 has a hue of 205° (degrees), 100% saturation and 36% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 475.94 nm.

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#006ab8 linear gradient to complementary #aa970e

  1. #006ab8
  2. #5270a1
  3. #6f7789
  4. #837f71
  5. #938658
  6. #9f8f3c
  7. #aa970e

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0058a3
  2. #005eaa
  3. #0064b1
  4. #006ab8
  5. #1870bf
  6. #2677c6
  7. #327dcd

Tones

  1. #006ab8
  2. #2f67a8
  3. #416599
  4. #4c6389
  5. #53607a
  6. #585e6b
  7. #5c5c5c

Tints and Shades

#006ab8 to White

  1. #006ab8
  2. #4f81c4
  3. #7898d0
  4. #9bb1dc
  5. #bdcae8
  6. #dee4f3
  7. #ffffff

#006ab8 to Black

  1. #006ab8
  2. #145897
  3. #194677
  4. #193558
  5. #16253b
  6. #111621
  7. #000000

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Similar Paints

  1. Focoltone

    1. ★ 1101
      #0068b5       ΔE = 0.799
    2. ★ 2256
      #006fbb       ΔE = 2.023

  2. Chrysler

    1. ★ Parisian Blue
      #1169b3       ΔE = 0.874
    2. Corporate Blue
      #3669ad       ΔE = 2.365

  3. Caparol

    1. ★ 41/13
      #0c6cb8       ΔE = 0.899
    2. ★ Atlantic 4
      #0868bc       ΔE = 1.929

  4. Plascon

    1. ★ Inuendo B3-B1-3
      #0068b4       ΔE = 0.912

  5. Opaltone / OMS

    1. ★ 6516
      #236ab3       ΔE = 1.091
    2. ★ 6522
      #1d67b5       ΔE = 1.532

  6. Benjamin Moore

    1. ★ Big Country Blue / 2066-30
      #0167b2       ΔE = 1.359

  7. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 34-a1
      #006bb4       ΔE = 1.444
    2. ★ 34-a
      #006fbb       ΔE = 2.023

  8. Toyo Ink

    1. ★ CF10413
      #006db8       ΔE = 1.454
    2. ★ CF10414
      #0069b1       ΔE = 1.661

  9. Dunn-Edwards

    1. ★ Beautiful Blue / 47
      #186db6       ΔE = 1.593
    2. ★ Dover Straits / 75
      #326ab1       ΔE = 1.965

  10. California Paints

    1. ★ DEA 136 - Beautiful Blue
      #186db6       ΔE = 1.593
    2. ★ DE 5866 - Dover Straits
      #326ab1       ΔE = 1.965

  11. Sto

    1. ★ 35100
      #2a6bb1       ΔE = 1.708

  12. Sigma

    1. ★ Cool Blue / S 2565-R80B
      #2b6cb4       ΔE = 1.723

  13. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 2060-R90B
      #1969bb       ΔE = 1.755

  14. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Sky Dive Blue
      #0765af       ΔE = 2.088

  15. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Bahama Blue
      #2265ae       ΔE = 2.113
    2. Bright Blue
      #306bab       ΔE = 2.788

  16. Volkswagen

    1. Pastel Blue
      #3065ac       ΔE = 2.594

  17. Peintures MF

    1. Baie de Boston
      #006fb6       ΔE = 2.812

  18. Sherwin-Williams

    1. Blue Chip - 6959
      #0065ab       ΔE = 2.824

  19. Porter Paints

    1. Rainbow Bright / 148-7
      #2463ad       ΔE = 2.838

  20. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    1. Rainbow Bright 148-7
      #2463ad       ΔE = 2.838

  21. Ford

    1. Bright Blue
      #366dae       ΔE = 2.964

#006ab8 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#006ab8 foreground

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Andy Warhol
<p style="color: #006ab8">…</p>

#006ab8 background

A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places.

Paul Gardner
<p style="background-color: #006ab8">…</p>

#006ab8 shadow

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #006ab8">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
27320
Binary
00000000, 01101010, 10111000
Hexadecimal
#006ab8
Closest short hex
#06b ΔE = 2.395
RGB
rgb(0, 106, 184)
RGBA
rgba(0, 106, 184, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.366, b: 0.634
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 26.375%, blue: 72.157%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16749896 / 0xff006ab8
HSL
hsl(205, 100%, 36%)
HSLA
hsla(205, 100%%, 36%%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 205° (205.435), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 72% (0.722)
HSP
hue: 205.435, saturation: 100.000, perceived brightness: 40.098
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 250.220, S: 100.019, L: 43.897
Cubehelix
H: -159.410, S: 1.188, L: 0.325
TSL
T: -2.066, S: 0.449, L: 0.326
CMYK
cyan: 100 (1.000), magenta: 42 (0.424), yellow: 0 (0.000), key: 28 (0.278)
CMY
cyan: 100 (1.000), magenta: 58 (0.584), yellow: 28 (0.278)
XYZ
X: 13.802, Y: 13.767, Z: 47.268
xyY
x: 0.184, y: 0.184, Y: 13.767
CIELab
L: 43.897, a: 4.635, b: -48.167
CIELuv
L: 43.897, u: -25.892, v: -71.999
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 43.897, C: 48.389, H: 275.496
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 43.897, C: 76.514, H: 250.220
Hunter-Lab
L: 37.104, a: 1.470, b: -49.559
CIECAM02
J: 32.314, C: 57.922, h: 246.757, Q: 111.996, M: 50.652, s: 67.251, H: 304.408
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.415, jaune: -8.472, green: 3.466
LMS
L: 8.352, M: 13.946, S: 46.712
YCbCr
Y: 87.456, Cb: 177.930, Cr: 75.928
YCgCo
Y: 99.000, Cg: 7.000, Co: -46.000
YDbDr
Y: 83.198, Db: 151.674, Dr: 158.224
YPbPr
Y: 89.038, Pb: 51.190, Pr: -56.588
xvYCC
Y: 92.468, Cb: 172.967, Cr: 78.291
YIQ
Y: 83.198, I: -88.204, Q: 1.854
YUV
Y: 83.198, U: 49.605, V: -72.991
Munsell Color System
5PB 4/12 ΔE = 3.781
Brand Color
General Electric ΔE = 1.373

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