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Recognised as Colour

#6B87BD

  • #6B87BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B87BD is a blue with RGB values 107, 135, 189 and HSL 220°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B87BD#6B87BD
HEX#6B87BD
RGBrgb(107, 135, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5294, 0.7412
RGB percentages42%, 52.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(219.5, 38.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 43.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK43.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,047,101
CSS custom property--colour: #6B87BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#947842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B83BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA16B
Analogous#6BB0BD, #786BBD
Triadic#BD6B87, #87BD6B
Split complementary#BD786B, #B0BD6B
Tetradic#BD6BB0, #BDA16B, #6BBD78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FC
Lighter +30%#D5DDEC
Lighter +20%#B2C0DC
Lighter +10%#8EA4CD
Darker −10%#4C6CA9
Darker −20%#3C5586
Darker −30%#2C3F63
Darker −40%#1C2840
More saturated +25%#507FD8
Less saturated −25%#868FA2

Channel breakdown

R107
G135
B189
Red107 (42%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 87 · B BD

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