Recognised as Colour

#6B82CB

#6B82CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B82CB is a blue with RGB values 107, 130, 203 and HSL 226°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6B82CB#6B82CB

HEX#6B82CB

RGBrgb(107, 130, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5098, 0.7961

RGB percentages42%, 51%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(225.6, 48%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 47.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK47.3%, 36%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,045,835

CSS custom property--colour: #6B82CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#947D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6789CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D81C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#46919Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2 Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Royal blue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBB46B

Analogous#6BB2CB, #846BCB

Triadic#CB6B82, #82CB6B

Split complementary#CB846B, #B2CB6B

Tetradic#CB6BB2, #CBB46B, #6BCB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCE2F3

Lighter +20%#B6C2E6

Lighter +10%#91A2D8

Darker −10%#4562BE

Darker −20%#364E9A

Darker −30%#293B74

Darker −40%#1C284E

More saturated +25%#5275E4

Less saturated −25%#848FB2

Channel breakdown

R107

G130

B203

Red107 (42%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue225.63°

Saturation (HSL)48%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 82 · B CB

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Colour values

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