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Recognised as Colour

#6CB2D7

  • #6CB2D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CB2D7 is a blue with RGB values 108, 178, 215 and HSL 201°, 57%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CB2D7#6CB2D7
HEX#6CB2D7
RGBrgb(108, 178, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.698, 0.8431
RGB percentages42.4%, 69.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(200.7, 57.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 49.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK49.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,671
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB2D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#934D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B0D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A4D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#33BCBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.8Sky blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7916C
Analogous#6CD7C6, #6C7DD7
Triadic#D76CB2, #B2D76C
Split complementary#D76C7D, #D7C66C
Tetradic#C66CD7, #D7916C, #7DD76C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1F8
Lighter +20%#BCDCED
Lighter +10%#94C7E2
Darker −10%#449DCC
Darker −20%#2F82AE
Darker −30%#246486
Darker −40%#19465E
More saturated +25%#55B9EE
Less saturated −25%#83ABC0

Channel breakdown

R108
G178
B215
Red108 (42.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue200.75°
Saturation (HSL)57.22%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G B2 · B D7

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