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Recognised as Colour

#6D88E8

  • #6D88E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D88E8 is a blue with RGB values 109, 136, 232 and HSL 227°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D88E8#6D88E8
HEX#6D88E8
RGBrgb(109, 136, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5333, 0.9098
RGB percentages42.7%, 53.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(226.8, 72.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 53%, 91%)
CMYK53%, 41.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,178,472
CSS custom property--colour: #6D88E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#927717

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6093ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5288E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F9DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8CD6D
Analogous#6DC6E8, #8F6DE8
Triadic#E86D88, #88E86D
Split complementary#E88F6D, #C6E86D
Tetradic#E86DC6, #E8CD6D, #6DE88F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F4FD
Lighter +20%#C5D0F6
Lighter +10%#99ACEF
Darker −10%#4164E1
Darker −20%#2147CE
Darker −30%#1A38A2
Darker −40%#132976
More saturated +25%#587CFD
Less saturated −25%#8294D3

Channel breakdown

R109
G136
B232
Red109 (42.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue226.83°
Saturation (HSL)72.78%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 88 · B E8

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