Colour

#6CA6DC

#6CA6DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6CA6DC is a blue with RGB values 108, 166, 220 and HSL 209°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6CA6DC#6CA6DC

HEX#6CA6DC

RGBrgb(108, 166, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.651, 0.8627

RGB percentages42.4%, 65.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(208.9, 61.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 50.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK50.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,120,604

CSS custom property--colour: #6CA6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#935923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A7DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#819CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#31B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.8 Sky blue · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DCA26C

Analogous#6CDCDA, #6C6EDC

Triadic#DC6CA6, #A6DC6C

Split complementary#DC6C6E, #DCDA6C

Tetradic#DA6CDC, #DCA26C, #6EDC6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8F1F9

Lighter +20%#BED8F0

Lighter +10%#95BFE6

Darker −10%#438DD2

Darker −20%#2B73B7

Darker −30%#22598D

Darker −40%#183F64

More saturated +25%#55A7F3

Less saturated −25%#83A5C5

Channel breakdown

R108

G166

B220

Red108 (42.4%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue208.93°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G A6 · B DC

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Colour values

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