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Recognised as Colour

#6A98E2

  • #6A98E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A98E2 is a blue with RGB values 106, 152, 226 and HSL 217°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A98E2#6A98E2
HEX#6A98E2
RGBrgb(106, 152, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5961, 0.8863
RGB percentages41.6%, 59.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(217, 67.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 53.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK53.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,985,954
CSS custom property--colour: #6A98E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#95671D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9DE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C92E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#28A8B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Light steelblue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B46A
Analogous#6AD4E2, #786AE2
Triadic#E26A98, #98E26A
Split complementary#E2786A, #D4E26A
Tetradic#E26AD4, #E2B46A, #6AE278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF1FB
Lighter +20%#BFD3F3
Lighter +10%#95B6EA
Darker −10%#3F7ADA
Darker −20%#2561C1
Darker −30%#1D4B96
Darker −40%#15366B
More saturated +25%#5493F8
Less saturated −25%#809DCC

Channel breakdown

R106
G152
B226
Red106 (41.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue217°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 98 · B E2

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