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Colour

#6CA5FA

  • #6CA5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CA5FA is a blue with RGB values 108, 165, 250 and HSL 216°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CA5FA#6CA5FA
HEX#6CA5FA
RGBrgb(108, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages42.4%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.9, 93.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 56.8%, 98%)
CMYK56.8%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,120,378
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#935A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ABFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#709EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC16C
Analogous#6CECFA, #7A6CFA
Triadic#FA6CA5, #A5FA6C
Split complementary#FA7A6C, #ECFA6C
Tetradic#FA6CEC, #FAC16C, #6CFA7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFE1FD
Lighter +10%#9DC3FC
Darker −10%#3B87F8
Darker −20%#0969F7
Darker −30%#0754C6
Darker −40%#053F95
More saturated +25%#67A4FF
Less saturated −25%#7FA9E7

Channel breakdown

R108
G165
B250
Red108 (42.4%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.92°
Saturation (HSL)93.42%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A5 · B FA

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