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Colour

#6A80EF

  • #6A80EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6A80EF is a blue with RGB values 106, 128, 239 and HSL 230°, 81%, 68%. 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

#6A80EF#6A80EF
HEX#6A80EF
RGBrgb(106, 128, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.502, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.6%, 50.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 46.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,979,823
CSS custom property--colour: #6A80EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#957F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A83EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1A99ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD96A
Analogous#6AC2EF, #976AEF
Triadic#EF6A80, #80EF6A
Split complementary#EF976A, #C2EF6A
Tetradic#EF6AC2, #EFD96A, #6AEF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FE
Lighter +20%#C6CFF9
Lighter +10%#98A7F4
Darker −10%#3C59EA
Darker −20%#1838DB
Darker −30%#132CAD
Darker −40%#0E207F
More saturated +25%#5A75FF
Less saturated −25%#7F8EDA

Channel breakdown

R106
G128
B239
Red106 (41.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue230.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 80 · B EF

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