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Recognised as Colour

#6BB8FF

  • #6BB8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6BB8FF is a blue with RGB values 107, 184, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6BB8FF#6BB8FF
HEX#6BB8FF
RGBrgb(107, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages42%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.8, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,059,711
CSS custom property--colour: #6BB8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#944700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#86ACFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB26B
Analogous#6BFFFC, #6B6EFF
Triadic#FF6BB8, #B8FF6B
Split complementary#FF6B6E, #FFFC6B
Tetradic#FC6BFF, #FFB26B, #6EFF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1E9FF
Lighter +10%#9ED0FF
Darker −10%#38A0FF
Darker −20%#0587FF
Darker −30%#006DD1
Darker −40%#00529E
More saturated +25%#6BB8FF
Less saturated −25%#7EB7ED

Channel breakdown

R107
G184
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G B8 · B FF

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