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Recognised as Colour

#6A91EF

  • #6A91EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A91EF is a blue with RGB values 106, 145, 239 and HSL 222°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A91EF#6A91EF
HEX#6A91EF
RGBrgb(106, 145, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5686, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.6%, 56.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.4, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,984,175
CSS custom property--colour: #6A91EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#956E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#598EEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0FA6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC86A
Analogous#6AD4EF, #866AEF
Triadic#EF6A91, #91EF6A
Split complementary#EF866A, #D3EF6A
Tetradic#EF6AD3, #EFC86A, #6AEF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7FE
Lighter +20%#C6D5F9
Lighter +10%#98B3F4
Darker −10%#3C6FEA
Darker −20%#1851DB
Darker −30%#1340AD
Darker −40%#0E2F7F
More saturated +25%#5A8AFF
Less saturated −25%#7F9ADA

Channel breakdown

R106
G145
B239
Red106 (41.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.41°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 91 · B EF

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