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Recognised as Colour

#6D88BF

  • #6D88BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D88BF is a blue with RGB values 109, 136, 191 and HSL 220°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D88BF#6D88BF
HEX#6D88BF
RGBrgb(109, 136, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5333, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 53.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(220.2, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,178,431
CSS custom property--colour: #6D88BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#927740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C85BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#50949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA46D
Analogous#6DB1BF, #7B6DBF
Triadic#BF6D88, #88BF6D
Split complementary#BF7B6D, #B1BF6D
Tetradic#BF6DB1, #BFA46D, #6DBF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D7DFEE
Lighter +20%#B4C2DE
Lighter +10%#90A5CF
Darker −10%#4C6CAD
Darker −20%#3C568A
Darker −30%#2D4066
Darker −40%#1D2A43
More saturated +25%#537FD9
Less saturated −25%#8791A5

Channel breakdown

R109
G136
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 88 · B BF

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