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Colour

#6AB7EF

  • #6AB7EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6AB7EF is a blue with RGB values 106, 183, 239 and HSL 205°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6AB7EF#6AB7EF
HEX#6AB7EF
RGBrgb(106, 183, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.7176, 0.9373
RGB percentages41.6%, 71.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(205.3, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK55.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,993,903
CSS custom property--colour: #6AB7EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#954810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)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#EFA26A
Analogous#6AEFE5, #6A74EF
Triadic#EF6AB7, #B7EF6A
Split complementary#EF6A74, #EFE56A
Tetradic#E56AEF, #EFA26A, #74EF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAFE
Lighter +20%#C6E4F9
Lighter +10%#98CDF4
Darker −10%#3CA1EA
Darker −20%#1889DB
Darker −30%#136CAD
Darker −40%#0E4F7F
More saturated +25%#5ABAFF
Less saturated −25%#7FB4DA

Channel breakdown

R106
G183
B239
Red106 (41.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G B7 · B EF

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