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Recognised as Colour

#6BA5CE

  • #6BA5CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6BA5CE is a blue with RGB values 107, 165, 206 and HSL 205°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6BA5CE#6BA5CE
HEX#6BA5CE
RGBrgb(107, 165, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6471, 0.8078
RGB percentages42%, 64.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(204.8, 50.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 48.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK48.1%, 19.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,054,798
CSS custom property--colour: #6BA5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#945A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A5D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#869ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3CAFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE946B
Analogous#6BCEC6, #6B74CE
Triadic#CE6BA5, #A5CE6B
Split complementary#CE6B74, #CEC66B
Tetradic#C66BCE, #CE946B, #73CE6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEBF4
Lighter +20%#B8D4E7
Lighter +10%#91BCDB
Darker −10%#458EC1
Darker −20%#34739F
Darker −30%#285778
Darker −40%#1B3B52
More saturated +25%#52A9E7
Less saturated −25%#84A1B5

Channel breakdown

R107
G165
B206
Red107 (42%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue204.85°
Saturation (HSL)50.25%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G A5 · B CE

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