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Recognised as Colour

#6BA1FF

  • #6BA1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6BA1FF is a blue with RGB values 107, 161, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6BA1FF#6BA1FF
HEX#6BA1FF
RGBrgb(107, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages42%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.1, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,053,823
CSS custom property--colour: #6BA1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#945E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC96B
Analogous#6BEBFF, #7F6BFF
Triadic#FF6BA1, #A1FF6B
Split complementary#FF7F6B, #EBFF6B
Tetradic#FF6BEB, #FFC96B, #6BFF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1E2FF
Lighter +10%#9EC1FF
Darker −10%#3881FF
Darker −20%#0560FF
Darker −30%#004CD1
Darker −40%#003A9E
More saturated +25%#6BA1FF
Less saturated −25%#7EA6ED

Channel breakdown

R107
G161
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G A1 · B FF

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