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Recognised as Colour

#6D8BC8

  • #6D8BC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D8BC8 is a blue with RGB values 109, 139, 200 and HSL 220°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D8BC8#6D8BC8
HEX#6D8BC8
RGBrgb(109, 139, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5451, 0.7843
RGB percentages42.7%, 54.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(220.2, 45.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 45.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK45.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,179,208
CSS custom property--colour: #6D8BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#927437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7590CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4A98A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AA6D
Analogous#6DB9C8, #7C6DC8
Triadic#C86D8B, #8BC86D
Split complementary#C87C6D, #B9C86D
Tetradic#C86DB9, #C8AA6D, #6DC87C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE3F2
Lighter +20%#B7C6E4
Lighter +10%#92A8D6
Darker −10%#486EBA
Darker −20%#395896
Darker −30%#2B4271
Darker −40%#1D2C4C
More saturated +25%#5482E1
Less saturated −25%#8694AF

Channel breakdown

R109
G139
B200
Red109 (42.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue220.22°
Saturation (HSL)45.27%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 8B · B C8

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