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Colour

#6A6EBC

  • #6A6EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A6EBC is a blue with RGB values 106, 110, 188 and HSL 237°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A6EBC#6A6EBC
HEX#6A6EBC
RGBrgb(106, 110, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4314, 0.7373
RGB percentages41.6%, 43.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(237.1, 38%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK43.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,975,164
CSS custom property--colour: #6A6EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#959143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5178BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C72BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F7E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCB86A
Analogous#6A97BC, #8F6ABC
Triadic#BC6A6E, #6EBC6A
Split complementary#BC8F6A, #97BC6A
Tetradic#BC6A97, #BCB86A, #6ABC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FB
Lighter +30%#D4D5EB
Lighter +20%#B0B2DC
Lighter +10%#8D90CC
Darker −10%#4B50A8
Darker −20%#3C3F84
Darker −30%#2C2E61
Darker −40%#1C1E3E
More saturated +25%#4F56D7
Less saturated −25%#8586A1

Channel breakdown

R106
G110
B188
Red106 (41.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue237.07°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 6E · B BC

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