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Colour

#6B9BE6

  • #6B9BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6B9BE6 is a blue with RGB values 107, 155, 230 and HSL 217°, 71%, 66%. 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

#6B9BE6#6B9BE6
HEX#6B9BE6
RGBrgb(107, 155, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6078, 0.902
RGB percentages42%, 60.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(216.6, 71.1%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 53.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK53.5%, 32.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,052,262
CSS custom property--colour: #6B9BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#946419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E95E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#24ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Light steelblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B66B
Analogous#6BD8E6, #796BE6
Triadic#E66B9B, #9BE66B
Split complementary#E6796B, #D8E66B
Tetradic#E66BD8, #E6B66B, #6BE679

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF3FC
Lighter +20%#C2D6F5
Lighter +10%#97B8ED
Darker −10%#3F7EDF
Darker −20%#2263C9
Darker −30%#1B4E9D
Darker −40%#133872
More saturated +25%#5596FC
Less saturated −25%#81A0D0

Channel breakdown

R107
G155
B230
Red107 (42%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue216.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.1%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 9B · B E6

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