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Colour

#6C8CCF

  • #6C8CCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C8CCF is a blue with RGB values 108, 140, 207 and HSL 221°, 51%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C8CCF#6C8CCF
HEX#6C8CCF
RGBrgb(108, 140, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.549, 0.8118
RGB percentages42.4%, 54.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(220.6, 50.8%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 47.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK47.8%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,113,935
CSS custom property--colour: #6C8CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#937330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7391D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6888CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#439AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFAF6C
Analogous#6CBECF, #7E6CCF
Triadic#CF6C8C, #8CCF6C
Split complementary#CF7E6C, #BDCF6C
Tetradic#CF6CBD, #CFAF6C, #6CCF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE6F5
Lighter +20%#B9C8E8
Lighter +10%#92AADC
Darker −10%#466EC2
Darker −20%#3457A1
Darker −30%#28427A
Darker −40%#1B2E54
More saturated +25%#5483E7
Less saturated −25%#8495B7

Channel breakdown

R108
G140
B207
Red108 (42.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue220.61°
Saturation (HSL)50.77%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 8C · B CF

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