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Colour

#6CA3FF

  • #6CA3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CA3FF is a blue with RGB values 108, 163, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CA3FF#6CA3FF
HEX#6CA3FF
RGBrgb(108, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages42.4%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK57.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,119,871
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#935C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#699DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC86C
Analogous#6CEDFF, #7E6CFF
Triadic#FF6CA3, #A3FF6C
Split complementary#FF7E6C, #EDFF6C
Tetradic#FF6CED, #FFC86C, #6CFF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E3FF
Lighter +10%#9FC3FF
Darker −10%#3983FF
Darker −20%#0663FF
Darker −30%#004FD2
Darker −40%#003B9F
More saturated +25%#6CA3FF
Less saturated −25%#7EA8ED

Channel breakdown

R108
G163
B255
Red108 (42.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A3 · B FF

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