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#006597 Wavy Navy

#006597 is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Wavy Navy. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 39.6% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(0, 101, 151)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 100% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #006597 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.35:1.

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Variations of #006597

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#006597 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#006597 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #006597 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #395A96
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D6699
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #416598
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #395A96
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #315E97
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007277
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #006A89
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #536171

#006597 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.35:1 Good#006597 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.31:1 Poor#006597 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#006597 in CSS

/* Wavy Navy */
.color { color: #006597; }
.background { background-color: #006597; }
.border { border: 1px solid #006597; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 101 151);
color: hsl(200 100% 30%);
color: oklch(0.484 0.112 240.5);

#006597 FAQ

What color is #006597?

#006597 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wavy Navy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #006597?

#006597 is rgb(0, 101, 151) in RGB, hsl(200, 100%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 33%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #006597?

The complementary color of #006597 is #973200, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #006597?

White text has the best contrast on #006597: 6.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #006597 a warm or cool color?

#006597 is a cool color.