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Recognised as Colour

#6CA2EA

  • #6CA2EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CA2EA is a blue with RGB values 108, 162, 234 and HSL 214°, 75%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CA2EA#6CA2EA
HEX#6CA2EA
RGBrgb(108, 162, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6353, 0.9176
RGB percentages42.4%, 63.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(214.3, 75%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 53.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK53.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,119,594
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#935D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A6EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#759AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1FB2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAB46C
Analogous#6CE1EA, #756CEA
Triadic#EA6CA2, #A2EA6C
Split complementary#EA756C, #E1EA6C
Tetradic#EA6CE1, #EAB46C, #6CEA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7FD
Lighter +20%#C5DAF7
Lighter +10%#99BEF0
Darker −10%#3F86E4
Darker −20%#1E6BD2
Darker −30%#1854A5
Darker −40%#113E79
More saturated +25%#579FFF
Less saturated −25%#81A5D5

Channel breakdown

R108
G162
B234
Red108 (42.4%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A2 · B EA

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