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Recognised as Colour

#6094EF

  • #6094EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6094EF is a blue with RGB values 96, 148, 239 and HSL 218°, 82%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6094EF#6094EF
HEX#6094EF
RGBrgb(96, 148, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5804, 0.9373
RGB percentages37.6%, 58%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(218.2, 81.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 59.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK59.8%, 38.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,329,583
CSS custom property--colour: #6094EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9F6B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#598FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.79, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBB60
Analogous#60DBEF, #7460EF
Triadic#EF6094, #94EF60
Split complementary#EF7460, #DBEF60
Tetradic#EF60DB, #EFBB60, #60EF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2FD
Lighter +20%#BDD2F8
Lighter +10%#8EB3F4
Darker −10%#3275EA
Darker −20%#155BD4
Darker −30%#1147A5
Darker −40%#0C3377
More saturated +25%#5090FF
Less saturated −25%#769AD9

Channel breakdown

R96
G148
B239
Red96 (37.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)81.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 94 · B EF

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