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Recognised as Colour

#6AAAD3

  • #6AAAD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6AAAD3 is a blue with RGB values 106, 170, 211 and HSL 203°, 54%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6AAAD3#6AAAD3
HEX#6AAAD3
RGBrgb(106, 170, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6667, 0.8275
RGB percentages41.6%, 66.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(203.4, 54.4%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 49.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,990,547
CSS custom property--colour: #6AAAD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#95552C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#899ED2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#33B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3936A
Analogous#6AD3C8, #6A75D3
Triadic#D36AAA, #AAD36A
Split complementary#D36A75, #D3C86A
Tetradic#C86AD3, #D3936A, #76D36A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EDF6
Lighter +20%#B9D7EA
Lighter +10%#91C0DF
Darker −10%#4394C7
Darker −20%#3178A6
Darker −30%#255C7F
Darker −40%#1A3F57
More saturated +25%#52AFEB
Less saturated −25%#82A5BB

Channel breakdown

R106
G170
B211
Red106 (41.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue203.43°
Saturation (HSL)54.4%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G AA · B D3

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