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Colour

#6C8FC4

  • #6C8FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C8FC4 is a blue with RGB values 108, 143, 196 and HSL 216°, 43%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C8FC4#6C8FC4
HEX#6C8FC4
RGBrgb(108, 143, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5608, 0.7686
RGB percentages42.4%, 56.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(216.1, 42.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 44.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK44.9%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,114,692
CSS custom property--colour: #6C8FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26819WCAG 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 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#93703B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B92C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#718AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4A9AA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A16C
Analogous#6CBBC4, #756CC4
Triadic#C46C8F, #8FC46C
Split complementary#C4756C, #BBC46C
Tetradic#C46CBB, #C4A16C, #6CC475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#D9E2F0
Lighter +20%#B5C6E1
Lighter +10%#90ABD3
Darker −10%#4873B5
Darker −20%#3A5C90
Darker −30%#2B456C
Darker −40%#1D2E47
More saturated +25%#528ADE
Less saturated −25%#8694AA

Channel breakdown

R108
G143
B196
Red108 (42.4%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.72%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 8F · B C4

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