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Colour

#6AA1EF

  • #6AA1EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6AA1EF is a blue with RGB values 106, 161, 239 and HSL 215°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6AA1EF#6AA1EF
HEX#6AA1EF
RGBrgb(106, 161, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6314, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.6%, 63.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.2, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,988,271
CSS custom property--colour: #6AA1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#955E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#709AEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB86A
Analogous#6AE4EF, #766AEF
Triadic#EF6AA1, #A1EF6A
Split complementary#EF766A, #E4EF6A
Tetradic#EF6AE3, #EFB86A, #6AEF76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FE
Lighter +20%#C6DBF9
Lighter +10%#98BEF4
Darker −10%#3C84EA
Darker −20%#1869DB
Darker −30%#1353AD
Darker −40%#0E3D7F
More saturated +25%#5A9EFF
Less saturated −25%#7FA5DA

Channel breakdown

R106
G161
B239
Red106 (41.6%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.19°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G A1 · B EF

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