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Recognised as Colour

#6A86B9

  • #6A86B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6A86B9 is a blue with RGB values 106, 134, 185 and HSL 219°, 36%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6A86B9#6A86B9
HEX#6A86B9
RGBrgb(106, 134, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5255, 0.7255
RGB percentages41.6%, 52.5%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(218.7, 36.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 42.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK42.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,981,305
CSS custom property--colour: #6A86B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#957946

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7489BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B82B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E9198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B99D6A
Analogous#6AADB9, #766AB9
Triadic#B96A86, #86B96A
Split complementary#B9766A, #ADB96A
Tetradic#B96AAD, #B99D6A, #6AB976

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FA
Lighter +30%#D2DBEA
Lighter +20%#AFBEDA
Lighter +10%#8DA2C9
Darker −10%#4D6BA3
Darker −20%#3C5581
Darker −30%#2C3E5E
Darker −40%#1C273B
More saturated +25%#4F7ED4
Less saturated −25%#858E9E

Channel breakdown

R106
G134
B185
Red106 (41.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue218.73°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 86 · B B9

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