Colour

#6093EC

#6093EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6093EC is a blue with RGB values 96, 147, 236 and HSL 218°, 79%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6093EC#6093EC

HEX#6093EC

RGBrgb(96, 147, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5765, 0.9255

RGB percentages37.6%, 57.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(218.1, 78.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 59.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK59.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,329,324

CSS custom property--colour: #6093EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#9F6C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D9BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5 Steel blue · ΔE 24 Royal blue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 28.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.06, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECB960

Analogous#60D9EC, #7360EC

Triadic#EC6093, #93EC60

Split complementary#EC7360, #D9EC60

Tetradic#EC60D9, #ECB960, #60EC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9F0FC

Lighter +20%#BBD1F7

Lighter +10%#8EB2F1

Darker −10%#3274E7

Darker −20%#195ACD

Darker −30%#1346A0

Darker −40%#0E3272

More saturated +25%#4D8EFF

Less saturated −25%#7699D6

Channel breakdown

R96

G147

B236

Red96 (37.6%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue218.14°

Saturation (HSL)78.65%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 93 · B EC

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