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Colour

#6CB3E8

  • #6CB3E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6CB3E8 is a blue with RGB values 108, 179, 232 and HSL 206°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6CB3E8#6CB3E8
HEX#6CB3E8
RGBrgb(108, 179, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.702, 0.9098
RGB percentages42.4%, 70.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(205.6, 72.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 53.4%, 91%)
CMYK53.4%, 22.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,123,944
CSS custom property--colour: #6CB3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#934C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB3EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA6E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#18C0C5no 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 text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8A16C
Analogous#6CE8DF, #6C75E8
Triadic#E86CB3, #B3E86C
Split complementary#E86C75, #E8DF6C
Tetradic#DF6CE8, #E8A16C, #75E86C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F7FD
Lighter +20%#C4E1F6
Lighter +10%#98CAEF
Darker −10%#409CE1
Darker −20%#2084CE
Darker −30%#1967A2
Darker −40%#124B76
More saturated +25%#57B6FD
Less saturated −25%#81B0D3

Channel breakdown

R108
G179
B232
Red108 (42.4%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue205.65°
Saturation (HSL)72.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G B3 · B E8

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