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Colour

#6C95E2

  • #6C95E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C95E2 is a blue with RGB values 108, 149, 226 and HSL 219°, 67%, 65%. 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

#6C95E2#6C95E2
HEX#6C95E2
RGBrgb(108, 149, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5843, 0.8863
RGB percentages42.4%, 58.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(219.2, 67%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 52.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK52.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,116,258
CSS custom property--colour: #6C95E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#936A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779BE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6990E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#30A6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 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 text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B96C
Analogous#6CD0E2, #7E6CE2
Triadic#E26C95, #95E26C
Split complementary#E27E6C, #D0E26C
Tetradic#E26CD0, #E2B96C, #6CE27E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF1FB
Lighter +20%#C1D2F3
Lighter +10%#97B4EA
Darker −10%#4176DA
Darker −20%#265CC2
Darker −30%#1E4897
Darker −40%#15346D
More saturated +25%#568EF8
Less saturated −25%#829CCC

Channel breakdown

R108
G149
B226
Red108 (42.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue219.15°
Saturation (HSL)67.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 95 · B E2

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