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Recognised as Colour

#6B86FA

  • #6B86FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6B86FA is a blue with RGB values 107, 134, 250 and HSL 229°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6B86FA#6B86FA
HEX#6B86FA
RGBrgb(107, 134, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5255, 0.9804
RGB percentages42%, 52.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(228.7, 93.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 57.2%, 98%)
CMYK57.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,046,906
CSS custom property--colour: #6B86FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#947905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F95FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3988F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADF6B
Analogous#6BCEFA, #976BFA
Triadic#FA6B86, #86FA6B
Split complementary#FA976B, #CEFA6B
Tetradic#FA6BCE, #FADF6B, #6BFA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CED7FD
Lighter +10%#9CAEFC
Darker −10%#3A5EF8
Darker −20%#0835F7
Darker −30%#072BC5
Darker −40%#052094
More saturated +25%#6683FF
Less saturated −25%#7E92E7

Channel breakdown

R107
G134
B250
Red107 (42%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 86 · B FA

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