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Colour

#6C82BB

  • #6C82BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C82BB is a blue with RGB values 108, 130, 187 and HSL 223°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C82BB#6C82BB
HEX#6C82BB
RGBrgb(108, 130, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5098, 0.7333
RGB percentages42.4%, 51%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(223.3, 36.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 42.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK42.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,111,355
CSS custom property--colour: #6C82BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#937D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E87BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6680BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#518E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA56C
Analogous#6CA9BB, #7E6CBB
Triadic#BB6C82, #82BB6C
Split complementary#BB7E6C, #A9BB6C
Tetradic#BB6CA9, #BBA56C, #6CBB7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FC
Lighter +30%#D5DBEB
Lighter +20%#B2BDDB
Lighter +10%#8FA0CB
Darker −10%#4D66A7
Darker −20%#3D5184
Darker −30%#2D3B61
Darker −40%#1D263E
More saturated +25%#5176D6
Less saturated −25%#878EA0

Channel breakdown

R108
G130
B187
Red108 (42.4%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue223.29°
Saturation (HSL)36.74%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 82 · B BB

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