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Recognised as Colour

#6D8BBF

  • #6D8BBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D8BBF is a blue with RGB values 109, 139, 191 and HSL 218°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D8BBF#6D8BBF
HEX#6D8BBF
RGBrgb(109, 139, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5451, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 54.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(218, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,179,199
CSS custom property--colour: #6D8BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#927440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F87BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#4F969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA16D
Analogous#6DB4BF, #786DBF
Triadic#BF6D8B, #8BBF6D
Split complementary#BF786D, #B4BF6D
Tetradic#BF6DB4, #BFA16D, #6DBF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D7E0EE
Lighter +20%#B4C3DE
Lighter +10%#90A7CF
Darker −10%#4C6FAD
Darker −20%#3C598A
Darker −30%#2D4266
Darker −40%#1D2B43
More saturated +25%#5384D9
Less saturated −25%#8792A5

Channel breakdown

R109
G139
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue218.05°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 8B · B BF

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