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Recognised as Colour

#6CACFC

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

#6CACFC is a blue with RGB values 108, 172, 252 and HSL 213°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CACFC#6CACFC
HEX#6CACFC
RGBrgb(108, 172, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6745, 0.9882
RGB percentages42.4%, 67.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(213.3, 96%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 57.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.1%, 31.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,122,172
CSS custom property--colour: #6CACFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#935303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A3FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCBC6C
Analogous#6CF4FC, #746CFC
Triadic#FC6CAC, #ACFC6C
Split complementary#FC746C, #F4FC6C
Tetradic#FC6CF4, #FCBC6C, #6CFC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E4FE
Lighter +10%#9EC8FD
Darker −10%#3A90FB
Darker −20%#0874FA
Darker −30%#045CCB
Darker −40%#034699
More saturated +25%#69ACFF
Less saturated −25%#7FAEE9

Channel breakdown

R108
G172
B252
Red108 (42.4%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G AC · B FC

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