Recognised as Colour

#6B88DA

#6B88DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B88DA is a blue with RGB values 107, 136, 218 and HSL 224°, 60%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6B88DA

RGBrgb(107, 136, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5333, 0.8549

RGB percentages42%, 53.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(224.3, 60%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 50.9%, 85.5%)

CMYK50.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,047,386

CSS custom property--colour: #6B88DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#947725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6890DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C86D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#399AA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25 Royal blue · ΔE 26.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DABD6B

Analogous#6BBFDA, #866BDA

Triadic#DA6B88, #88DA6B

Split complementary#DA856B, #C0DA6B

Tetradic#DA6BBF, #DABD6B, #6BDA85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5EAF9

Lighter +20%#BDCAEE

Lighter +10%#94A9E4

Darker −10%#4267D0

Darker −20%#2D50B2

Darker −30%#223D8A

Darker −40%#182B61

More saturated +25%#547DF1

Less saturated −25%#8293C3

Channel breakdown

R107

G136

B218

Red107 (42%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue224.32°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 88 · B DA

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