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Recognised as Colour

#6A80EC

  • #6A80EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6A80EC is a blue with RGB values 106, 128, 236 and HSL 230°, 77%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6A80EC#6A80EC
HEX#6A80EC
RGBrgb(106, 128, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.502, 0.9255
RGB percentages41.6%, 50.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.8, 77.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 55.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK55.1%, 45.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,979,820
CSS custom property--colour: #6A80EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#957F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F8EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E83EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#2098ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 15.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD66A
Analogous#6AC1EC, #956AEC
Triadic#EC6A80, #80EC6A
Split complementary#EC956A, #C1EC6A
Tetradic#EC6AC1, #ECD66A, #6AEC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FD
Lighter +20%#C4CDF8
Lighter +10%#97A7F2
Darker −10%#3D59E6
Darker −20%#1B3BD5
Darker −30%#152EA8
Darker −40%#10227A
More saturated +25%#5773FF
Less saturated −25%#7F8ED7

Channel breakdown

R106
G128
B236
Red106 (41.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.85°
Saturation (HSL)77.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 80 · B EC

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