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Recognised as Colour

#6C87D0

  • #6C87D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C87D0 is a blue with RGB values 108, 135, 208 and HSL 224°, 52%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C87D0#6C87D0
HEX#6C87D0
RGBrgb(108, 135, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5294, 0.8157
RGB percentages42.4%, 52.9%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(223.8, 51.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 48.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK48.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,112,656
CSS custom property--colour: #6C87D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#93782F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8ED3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6185CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4396A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B56C
Analogous#6CB9D0, #836CD0
Triadic#D06C87, #87D06C
Split complementary#D0836C, #B9D06C
Tetradic#D06CB9, #D0B56C, #6CD083

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6F5
Lighter +20%#B9C6E9
Lighter +10%#93A7DC
Darker −10%#4567C4
Darker −20%#3452A2
Darker −30%#273E7C
Darker −40%#1B2B55
More saturated +25%#547CE8
Less saturated −25%#8492B8

Channel breakdown

R108
G135
B208
Red108 (42.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue223.8°
Saturation (HSL)51.55%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 87 · B D0

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