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Colour

#6CB1FF

  • #6CB1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CB1FF is a blue with RGB values 108, 177, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CB1FF#6CB1FF
HEX#6CB1FF
RGBrgb(108, 177, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6941, 1
RGB percentages42.4%, 69.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.8, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK57.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,455
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#934E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBA6C
Analogous#6CFAFF, #716CFF
Triadic#FF6CB1, #B1FF6C
Split complementary#FF716C, #FAFF6C
Tetradic#FF6CFA, #FFBA6C, #6CFF71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E7FF
Lighter +10%#9FCCFF
Darker −10%#3996FF
Darker −20%#067BFF
Darker −30%#0063D2
Darker −40%#004B9F
More saturated +25%#6CB1FF
Less saturated −25%#7EB2ED

Channel breakdown

R108
G177
B255
Red108 (42.4%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G B1 · B FF

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