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Recognised as Colour

#6BAAE0

  • #6BAAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6BAAE0 is a blue with RGB values 107, 170, 224 and HSL 208°, 65%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6BAAE0#6BAAE0
HEX#6BAAE0
RGBrgb(107, 170, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6667, 0.8784
RGB percentages42%, 66.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(207.7, 65.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 52.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK52.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,056,096
CSS custom property--colour: #6BAAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#94551F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ABE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#849FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#27B7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A16B
Analogous#6BE0DC, #6B6FE0
Triadic#E06BAA, #AAE06B
Split complementary#E06B6F, #E0DC6B
Tetradic#DC6BE0, #E0A16B, #6FE06B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF3FA
Lighter +20%#BFDAF2
Lighter +10%#95C2E9
Darker −10%#4192D7
Darker −20%#2878BD
Darker −30%#1F5D93
Darker −40%#164369
More saturated +25%#55ACF6
Less saturated −25%#81A8CA

Channel breakdown

R107
G170
B224
Red107 (42%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue207.69°
Saturation (HSL)65.36%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G AA · B E0

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