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Colour

#6B98FA

  • #6B98FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B98FA is a blue with RGB values 107, 152, 250 and HSL 221°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6B98FA#6B98FA
HEX#6B98FA
RGBrgb(107, 152, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5961, 0.9804
RGB percentages42%, 59.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.1, 93.5%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 57.2%, 98%)
CMYK57.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,051,514
CSS custom property--colour: #6B98FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#946705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA1FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C94F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACD6B
Analogous#6BE0FA, #856BFA
Triadic#FA6B98, #98FA6B
Split complementary#FA856B, #DFFA6B
Tetradic#FA6BE0, #FACD6B, #6BFA86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEDDFD
Lighter +10%#9CBAFC
Darker −10%#3A76F8
Darker −20%#0853F7
Darker −30%#0743C5
Darker −40%#053294
More saturated +25%#6696FF
Less saturated −25%#7E9FE7

Channel breakdown

R107
G152
B250
Red107 (42%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.12°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 98 · B FA

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