Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#6A92CE

  • #6A92CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6A92CE is a blue with RGB values 106, 146, 206 and HSL 216°, 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

#6A92CE#6A92CE
HEX#6A92CE
RGBrgb(106, 146, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5725, 0.8078
RGB percentages41.6%, 57.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(216, 50.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 48.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK48.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,984,398
CSS custom property--colour: #6A92CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 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#8E8E8E
Inverted#956D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B96D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8CCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3E9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 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

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA66A
Analogous#6AC4CE, #746ACE
Triadic#CE6A92, #92CE6A
Split complementary#CE746A, #C4CE6A
Tetradic#CE6AC4, #CEA66A, #6ACE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE6F4
Lighter +20%#B7CAE7
Lighter +10%#90AEDB
Darker −10%#4476C1
Darker −20%#345E9E
Darker −30%#274778
Darker −40%#1B3151
More saturated +25%#518DE7
Less saturated −25%#8397B5

Channel breakdown

R106
G146
B206
Red106 (41.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)50.51%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 92 · B CE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6a92ce” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.