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Recognised as Colour

#6C84CB

  • #6C84CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C84CB is a blue with RGB values 108, 132, 203 and HSL 225°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C84CB#6C84CB
HEX#6C84CB
RGBrgb(108, 132, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5176, 0.7961
RGB percentages42.4%, 51.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(224.8, 47.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 46.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK46.8%, 35%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,111,883
CSS custom property--colour: #6C84CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#937B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8BCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6083C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#47939Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB36C
Analogous#6CB3CB, #846CCB
Triadic#CB6C84, #84CB6C
Split complementary#CB836C, #B4CB6C
Tetradic#CB6CB3, #CBB36C, #6CCB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE3F3
Lighter +20%#B7C3E6
Lighter +10%#92A4D8
Darker −10%#4664BE
Darker −20%#37509A
Darker −30%#293C75
Darker −40%#1C294F
More saturated +25%#5378E4
Less saturated −25%#8590B2

Channel breakdown

R108
G132
B203
Red108 (42.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)47.74%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 84 · B CB

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