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Recognised as Colour

#6CAEE3

  • #6CAEE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CAEE3 is a blue with RGB values 108, 174, 227 and HSL 207°, 68%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CAEE3#6CAEE3
HEX#6CAEE3
RGBrgb(108, 174, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6824, 0.8902
RGB percentages42.4%, 68.2%, 89%
HSLhsl(206.7, 68%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 52.4%, 89%)
CMYK52.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,122,659
CSS custom property--colour: #6CAEE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#93511C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97AFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#25BBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3A16C
Analogous#6CE3DC, #6C73E3
Triadic#E36CAE, #AEE36C
Split complementary#E36C73, #E3DC6C
Tetradic#DC6CE3, #E3A16C, #73E36C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5FB
Lighter +20%#C2DDF3
Lighter +10%#97C6EB
Darker −10%#4196DB
Darker −20%#257DC4
Darker −30%#1D6299
Darker −40%#15466E
More saturated +25%#56B0F9
Less saturated −25%#82ACCD

Channel breakdown

R108
G174
B227
Red108 (42.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue206.72°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G AE · B E3

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