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Recognised as Colour

#6B95CB

  • #6B95CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B95CB is a blue with RGB values 107, 149, 203 and HSL 214°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B95CB#6B95CB
HEX#6B95CB
RGBrgb(107, 149, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5843, 0.7961
RGB percentages42%, 58.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(213.8, 48%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 47.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK47.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,050,699
CSS custom property--colour: #6B95CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#946A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8098CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#758ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#42A1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBA16B
Analogous#6BC5CB, #716BCB
Triadic#CB6B95, #95CB6B
Split complementary#CB716B, #C5CB6B
Tetradic#CB6BC5, #CBA16B, #6BCB71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE6F3
Lighter +20%#B6CBE6
Lighter +10%#91B0D8
Darker −10%#457ABE
Darker −20%#36629A
Darker −30%#294A74
Darker −40%#1C324E
More saturated +25%#5292E4
Less saturated −25%#8498B2

Channel breakdown

R107
G149
B203
Red107 (42%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)48%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 95 · B CB

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