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Colour

#6B8BDC

  • #6B8BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B8BDC is a blue with RGB values 107, 139, 220 and HSL 223°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6B8BDC#6B8BDC
HEX#6B8BDC
RGBrgb(107, 139, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5451, 0.8627
RGB percentages42%, 54.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(223, 61.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 51.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK51.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,048,156
CSS custom property--colour: #6B8BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#947423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E89DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#369CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBC6B
Analogous#6BC4DC, #846BDC
Triadic#DC6B8B, #8BDC6B
Split complementary#DC846B, #C4DC6B
Tetradic#DC6BC3, #DCBC6B, #6BDC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7ECF9
Lighter +20%#BDCCF0
Lighter +10%#94ABE6
Darker −10%#426BD2
Darker −20%#2B52B6
Darker −30%#21408D
Darker −40%#182D63
More saturated +25%#5481F3
Less saturated −25%#8295C5

Channel breakdown

R107
G139
B220
Red107 (42%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue223.01°
Saturation (HSL)61.75%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 8B · B DC

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