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Recognised as Colour

#6D87CC

  • #6D87CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D87CC is a blue with RGB values 109, 135, 204 and HSL 224°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D87CC#6D87CC
HEX#6D87CC
RGBrgb(109, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages42.7%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(223.6, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK46.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,178,188
CSS custom property--colour: #6D87CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#927833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6485CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4895A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB26D
Analogous#6DB7CC, #836DCC
Triadic#CC6D87, #87CC6D
Split complementary#CC836D, #B7CC6D
Tetradic#CC6DB7, #CCB26D, #6DCC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE4F4
Lighter +20%#B9C5E6
Lighter +10%#93A6D9
Darker −10%#4768BF
Darker −20%#37529C
Darker −30%#293F77
Darker −40%#1C2B51
More saturated +25%#547CE5
Less saturated −25%#8692B3

Channel breakdown

R109
G135
B204
Red109 (42.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue223.58°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 87 · B CC

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