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Recognised as Colour

#6A82D8

  • #6A82D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A82D8 is a blue with RGB values 106, 130, 216 and HSL 227°, 59%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A82D8#6A82D8
HEX#6A82D8
RGBrgb(106, 130, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5098, 0.8471
RGB percentages41.6%, 51%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(226.9, 58.5%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 50.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK50.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,980,312
CSS custom property--colour: #6A82D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#957D27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#608BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5482D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3994A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C06A
Analogous#6AB9D8, #896AD8
Triadic#D86A82, #82D86A
Split complementary#D8896A, #B9D86A
Tetradic#D86AB9, #D8C06A, #6AD889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E8F8
Lighter +20%#BBC6ED
Lighter +10%#92A4E3
Darker −10%#4260CD
Darker −20%#2E4AAE
Darker −30%#233986
Darker −40%#18285E
More saturated +25%#5375F0
Less saturated −25%#828FC1

Channel breakdown

R106
G130
B216
Red106 (41.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue226.91°
Saturation (HSL)58.51%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 82 · B D8

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