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Recognised as Colour

#6C83EF

  • #6C83EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6C83EF is a blue with RGB values 108, 131, 239 and HSL 229°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6C83EF#6C83EF
HEX#6C83EF
RGBrgb(108, 131, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5137, 0.9373
RGB percentages42.4%, 51.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(229.5, 80.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 54.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK54.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,111,663
CSS custom property--colour: #6C83EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#937C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5291F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4185EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#239BADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD86C
Analogous#6CC4EF, #976CEF
Triadic#EF6C83, #83EF6C
Split complementary#EF976C, #C4EF6C
Tetradic#EF6CC4, #EFD86C, #6CEF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FE
Lighter +20%#C8D1F9
Lighter +10%#9AAAF4
Darker −10%#3E5CEA
Darker −20%#183BDD
Darker −30%#132EAF
Darker −40%#0E2281
More saturated +25%#5C79FF
Less saturated −25%#8090DB

Channel breakdown

R108
G131
B239
Red108 (42.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue229.47°
Saturation (HSL)80.37%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 83 · B EF

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