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Recognised as Colour

#6AB1FF

  • #6AB1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6AB1FF is a blue with RGB values 106, 177, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6AB1FF#6AB1FF
HEX#6AB1FF
RGBrgb(106, 177, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6941, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 69.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.4, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,992,383
CSS custom property--colour: #6AB1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#954E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB86A
Analogous#6AFCFF, #6D6AFF
Triadic#FF6AB1, #B1FF6A
Split complementary#FF6D6A, #FCFF6A
Tetradic#FF6AFC, #FFB86A, #6AFF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E6FF
Lighter +10%#9DCCFF
Darker −10%#3796FF
Darker −20%#047CFF
Darker −30%#0063D0
Darker −40%#004B9D
More saturated +25%#6AB1FF
Less saturated −25%#7DB2EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G177
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G B1 · B FF

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