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Recognised as Colour

#6AAEFF

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

#6AAEFF is a blue with RGB values 106, 174, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6AAEFF#6AAEFF
HEX#6AAEFF
RGBrgb(106, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,991,615
CSS custom property--colour: #6AAEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#955100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBB6A
Analogous#6AF9FF, #706AFF
Triadic#FF6AAE, #AEFF6A
Split complementary#FF706A, #F9FF6A
Tetradic#FF6AF9, #FFBB6A, #6AFF70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E5FF
Lighter +10%#9DCAFF
Darker −10%#3792FF
Darker −20%#0477FF
Darker −30%#005FD0
Darker −40%#00489D
More saturated +25%#6AAEFF
Less saturated −25%#7DB0EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G174
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G AE · B FF

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