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Recognised as Colour

#6CA0FD

  • #6CA0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CA0FD is a blue with RGB values 108, 160, 253 and HSL 218°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CA0FD#6CA0FD
HEX#6CA0FD
RGBrgb(108, 160, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6275, 0.9922
RGB percentages42.4%, 62.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(218.5, 97.3%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 57.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK57.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,119,101
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#935F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#669AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.69, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC96C
Analogous#6CE9FD, #816CFD
Triadic#FD6CA0, #A0FD6C
Split complementary#FD806C, #E9FD6C
Tetradic#FD6CE8, #FDC96C, #6CFD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1E1FE
Lighter +10%#9EC1FE
Darker −10%#3A7FFC
Darker −20%#075FFC
Darker −30%#034BCD
Darker −40%#02399B
More saturated +25%#6A9FFF
Less saturated −25%#7FA5EA

Channel breakdown

R108
G160
B253
Red108 (42.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue218.48°
Saturation (HSL)97.32%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A0 · B FD

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