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Recognised as Colour

#6C93EB

  • #6C93EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C93EB is a blue with RGB values 108, 147, 235 and HSL 222°, 76%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C93EB#6C93EB
HEX#6C93EB
RGBrgb(108, 147, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5765, 0.9216
RGB percentages42.4%, 57.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(221.6, 76%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 54%, 92.2%)
CMYK54%, 37.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,115,755
CSS custom property--colour: #6C93EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#936C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6090E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#24A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.31, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC46C
Analogous#6CD3EB, #846CEB
Triadic#EB6C93, #93EB6C
Split complementary#EB846C, #D3EB6C
Tetradic#EB6CD3, #EBC46C, #6CEB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FD
Lighter +20%#C6D5F7
Lighter +10%#99B4F1
Darker −10%#3F72E5
Darker −20%#1D55D4
Darker −30%#1743A7
Darker −40%#11317A
More saturated +25%#588BFF
Less saturated −25%#819BD6

Channel breakdown

R108
G147
B235
Red108 (42.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue221.57°
Saturation (HSL)76.05%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 93 · B EB

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