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Recognised as Colour

#6B8EF6

  • #6B8EF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B8EF6 is a blue with RGB values 107, 142, 246 and HSL 225°, 89%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6B8EF6#6B8EF6
HEX#6B8EF6
RGBrgb(107, 142, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5569, 0.9647
RGB percentages42%, 55.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(224.9, 88.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 56.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK56.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,048,950
CSS custom property--colour: #6B8EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#947109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619AFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E8DF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6D36B
Analogous#6BD4F6, #8D6BF6
Triadic#F66B8E, #8EF66B
Split complementary#F68D6B, #D4F66B
Tetradic#F66BD4, #F6D36B, #6BF68D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CBD7FC
Lighter +10%#9BB3F9
Darker −10%#3B69F3
Darker −20%#0E46ED
Darker −30%#0B38BD
Darker −40%#092A8C
More saturated +25%#628AFF
Less saturated −25%#7F98E2

Channel breakdown

R107
G142
B246
Red107 (42%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue224.89°
Saturation (HSL)88.54%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 8E · B F6

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