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Recognised as Colour

#6C90FB

  • #6C90FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6C90FB is a blue with RGB values 108, 144, 251 and HSL 225°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6C90FB#6C90FB
HEX#6C90FB
RGBrgb(108, 144, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5647, 0.9843
RGB percentages42.4%, 56.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(224.9, 94.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 57%, 98.4%)
CMYK57%, 42.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,115,003
CSS custom property--colour: #6C90FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#936F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D8FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD76C
Analogous#6CD8FB, #8F6CFB
Triadic#FB6C90, #90FB6C
Split complementary#FB906C, #D7FB6C
Tetradic#FB6CD8, #FBD76C, #6CFB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFDBFE
Lighter +10%#9EB5FC
Darker −10%#3A6BFA
Darker −20%#0945F8
Darker −30%#0537C9
Darker −40%#042997
More saturated +25%#688EFF
Less saturated −25%#7F99E8

Channel breakdown

R108
G144
B251
Red108 (42.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue224.9°
Saturation (HSL)94.7%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 90 · B FB

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