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Recognised as Colour

#6B97D0

  • #6B97D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B97D0 is a blue with RGB values 107, 151, 208 and HSL 214°, 52%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B97D0#6B97D0
HEX#6B97D0
RGBrgb(107, 151, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5922, 0.8157
RGB percentages42%, 59.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(213.9, 51.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 48.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK48.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,051,216
CSS custom property--colour: #6B97D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#94682F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819AD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3EA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0A46B
Analogous#6BCAD0, #716BD0
Triadic#D06B97, #97D06B
Split complementary#D0726B, #CAD06B
Tetradic#D06BCA, #D0A46B, #6BD072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE9F5
Lighter +20%#B8CDE9
Lighter +10%#92B2DC
Darker −10%#447CC4
Darker −20%#3363A2
Darker −30%#274C7B
Darker −40%#1B3454
More saturated +25%#5394E8
Less saturated −25%#839AB8

Channel breakdown

R107
G151
B208
Red107 (42%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue213.86°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 97 · B D0

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