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Recognised as Colour

#6A8FDC

  • #6A8FDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A8FDC is a blue with RGB values 106, 143, 220 and HSL 221°, 62%, 64%. 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

#6A8FDC#6A8FDC
HEX#6A8FDC
RGBrgb(106, 143, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5608, 0.8627
RGB percentages41.6%, 56.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(220.5, 62%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 51.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK51.8%, 35%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,983,644
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#957023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7196DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#648BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#32A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB76A
Analogous#6AC8DC, #7E6ADC
Triadic#DC6A8F, #8FDC6A
Split complementary#DC7E6A, #C8DC6A
Tetradic#DC6AC8, #DCB76A, #6ADC7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6ECF9
Lighter +20%#BDCDEF
Lighter +10%#93AEE6
Darker −10%#4170D2
Darker −20%#2B58B5
Darker −30%#21448C
Darker −40%#173063
More saturated +25%#5387F3
Less saturated −25%#8197C5

Channel breakdown

R106
G143
B220
Red106 (41.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue220.53°
Saturation (HSL)61.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 8F · B DC

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