Colour

#6687EA

#6687EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6687EA is a blue with RGB values 102, 135, 234 and HSL 225°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6687EA

RGBrgb(102, 135, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4, 0.5294, 0.9176

RGB percentages40%, 52.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(225, 75.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 56.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK56.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,719,466

CSS custom property--colour: #6687EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#997815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C92EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B86E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#049DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1 Royal blue · ΔE 18 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC966

Analogous#66C9EA, #8766EA

Triadic#EA6687, #87EA66

Split complementary#EA8766, #C9EA66

Tetradic#EA66C9, #EAC966, #66EA87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDF1FC

Lighter +20%#C0CDF6

Lighter +10%#93AAF0

Darker −10%#3964E4

Darker −20%#1C49CE

Darker −30%#1639A1

Darker −40%#102974

More saturated +25%#517CFF

Less saturated −25%#7C92D4

Channel breakdown

R102

G135

B234

Red102 (40%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)75.86%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 66 · G 87 · B EA

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Colour values

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