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Recognised as Colour

#6888EA

  • #6888EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6888EA is a blue with RGB values 104, 136, 234 and HSL 225°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6888EA#6888EA
HEX#6888EA
RGBrgb(104, 136, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5333, 0.9176
RGB percentages40.8%, 53.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225.2, 75.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 55.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK55.6%, 41.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,850,794
CSS custom property--colour: #6888EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#977715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E93EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D87E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#169EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACA68
Analogous#68C9EA, #8968EA
Triadic#EA6888, #88EA68
Split complementary#EA8968, #C9EA68
Tetradic#EA68C9, #EACA68, #68EA89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF2FD
Lighter +20%#C2CFF6
Lighter +10%#95ABF0
Darker −10%#3B65E4
Darker −20%#1D49CF
Darker −30%#1739A2
Darker −40%#102976
More saturated +25%#537DFF
Less saturated −25%#7D93D4

Channel breakdown

R104
G136
B234
Red104 (40.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225.23°
Saturation (HSL)75.58%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 88 · B EA

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