Recognised as Colour

#6A91CF

#6A91CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A91CF is a blue with RGB values 106, 145, 207 and HSL 217°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6A91CF

RGBrgb(106, 145, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5686, 0.8118

RGB percentages41.6%, 56.9%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(216.8, 51.3%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 48.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK48.8%, 30%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,984,143

CSS custom property--colour: #6A91CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#956E30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7995D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Slate grey · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CFA86A

Analogous#6AC3CF, #766ACF

Triadic#CF6A91, #91CF6A

Split complementary#CF766A, #C4CF6A

Tetradic#CF6AC3, #CFA86A, #6ACF76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DEE6F4

Lighter +20%#B7CAE8

Lighter +10%#91ADDB

Darker −10%#4375C3

Darker −20%#335DA0

Darker −30%#274779

Darker −40%#1B3052

More saturated +25%#518BE8

Less saturated −25%#8397B6

Channel breakdown

R106

G145

B207

Red106 (41.6%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue216.83°

Saturation (HSL)51.27%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 91 · B CF

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