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Recognised as Colour

#6C80D2

  • #6C80D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C80D2 is a blue with RGB values 108, 128, 210 and HSL 228°, 53%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C80D2#6C80D2
HEX#6C80D2
RGBrgb(108, 128, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.502, 0.8235
RGB percentages42.4%, 50.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(228.2, 53.1%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 48.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK48.6%, 39%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,110,866
CSS custom property--colour: #6C80D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#937F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6089D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5681D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43919Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2BE6C
Analogous#6CB3D2, #8B6CD2
Triadic#D26C80, #80D26C
Split complementary#D28B6C, #B3D26C
Tetradic#D26CB3, #D2BE6C, #6CD28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E5F6
Lighter +20%#BAC3EA
Lighter +10%#93A2DE
Darker −10%#455EC6
Darker −20%#3349A5
Darker −30%#27387E
Darker −40%#1B2757
More saturated +25%#5471EA
Less saturated −25%#848FBA

Channel breakdown

R108
G128
B210
Red108 (42.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue228.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.13%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 80 · B D2

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