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Recognised as Colour

#6AACFC

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

#6AACFC is a blue with RGB values 106, 172, 252 and HSL 213°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6AACFC#6AACFC
HEX#6AACFC
RGBrgb(106, 172, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6745, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.6%, 67.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(212.9, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,991,100
CSS custom property--colour: #6AACFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#955303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCBA6A
Analogous#6AF5FC, #716AFC
Triadic#FC6AAC, #ACFC6A
Split complementary#FC716A, #F5FC6A
Tetradic#FC6AF5, #FCBA6A, #6AFC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEE4FE
Lighter +10%#9CC8FD
Darker −10%#3890FB
Darker −20%#0674FA
Darker −30%#045DC9
Darker −40%#034697
More saturated +25%#67ACFF
Less saturated −25%#7DAEE9

Channel breakdown

R106
G172
B252
Red106 (41.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue212.88°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G AC · B FC

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