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Recognised as Colour

#6BBEFF

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

#6BBEFF is a blue with RGB values 107, 190, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6BBEFF#6BBEFF
HEX#6BBEFF
RGBrgb(107, 190, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7451, 1
RGB percentages42%, 74.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.4, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 58%, 100%)
CMYK58%, 25.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,061,247
CSS custom property--colour: #6BBEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#944100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00CED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAC6B
Analogous#6BFFF6, #6B74FF
Triadic#FF6BBE, #BEFF6B
Split complementary#FF6B74, #FFF66B
Tetradic#F66BFF, #FFAC6B, #74FF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1EBFF
Lighter +10%#9ED4FF
Darker −10%#38A8FF
Darker −20%#0591FF
Darker −30%#0075D1
Darker −40%#00599E
More saturated +25%#6BBEFF
Less saturated −25%#7EBCED

Channel breakdown

R107
G190
B255
Red107 (42%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G BE · B FF

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