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Recognised as Colour

#6BABEB

  • #6BABEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6BABEB is a blue with RGB values 107, 171, 235 and HSL 210°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6BABEB#6BABEB
HEX#6BABEB
RGBrgb(107, 171, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.6706, 0.9216
RGB percentages42%, 67.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(210, 76.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 54.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK54.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,056,363
CSS custom property--colour: #6BABEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#945414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0FBAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAB6B
Analogous#6BEBEB, #6B6BEB
Triadic#EB6BAB, #ABEB6B
Split complementary#EB6B6B, #EBEB6B
Tetradic#EB6BEB, #EBAB6B, #6BEB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7FD
Lighter +20%#C5DEF7
Lighter +10%#98C4F1
Darker −10%#3E91E5
Darker −20%#1D78D3
Darker −30%#175EA6
Darker −40%#10457A
More saturated +25%#57ABFF
Less saturated −25%#80ABD6

Channel breakdown

R107
G171
B235
Red107 (42%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)76.19%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G AB · B EB

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