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Recognised as Colour

#6C96D8

  • #6C96D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C96D8 is a blue with RGB values 108, 150, 216 and HSL 217°, 58%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C96D8#6C96D8
HEX#6C96D8
RGBrgb(108, 150, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5882, 0.8471
RGB percentages42.4%, 58.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(216.7, 58.1%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 50%, 84.7%)
CMYK50%, 30.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,116,504
CSS custom property--colour: #6C96D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#936927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7090D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3AA4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8AE6C
Analogous#6CCCD8, #786CD8
Triadic#D86C96, #96D86C
Split complementary#D8786C, #CCD86C
Tetradic#D86CCC, #D8AE6C, #6CD878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5ECF8
Lighter +20%#BDD0ED
Lighter +10%#94B3E3
Darker −10%#4479CD
Darker −20%#2F61AF
Darker −30%#244A87
Darker −40%#19345F
More saturated +25%#5591EF
Less saturated −25%#839BC1

Channel breakdown

R108
G150
B216
Red108 (42.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 96 · B D8

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