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Colour

#6A8DEB

  • #6A8DEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A8DEB is a blue with RGB values 106, 141, 235 and HSL 224°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A8DEB#6A8DEB
HEX#6A8DEB
RGBrgb(106, 141, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5529, 0.9216
RGB percentages41.6%, 55.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(223.7, 76.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 54.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 40%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,983,147
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#957214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6697EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#568BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#1DA2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC86A
Analogous#6ACDEB, #886AEB
Triadic#EB6A8D, #8DEB6A
Split complementary#EB886A, #CDEB6A
Tetradic#EB6ACD, #EBC86A, #6AEB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4FD
Lighter +20%#C4D2F7
Lighter +10%#97AFF1
Darker −10%#3D6BE5
Darker −20%#1C4ED3
Darker −30%#163DA6
Darker −40%#102D79
More saturated +25%#5684FF
Less saturated −25%#7F97D6

Channel breakdown

R106
G141
B235
Red106 (41.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue223.72°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 8D · B EB

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