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Recognised as Colour

#6E75BB

  • #6E75BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E75BB is a blue with RGB values 110, 117, 187 and HSL 235°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E75BB#6E75BB
HEX#6E75BB
RGBrgb(110, 117, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4588, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.1%, 45.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(234.5, 36.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 41.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK41.2%, 37.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,239,099
CSS custom property--colour: #6E75BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#918A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5878B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#56838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB46E
Analogous#6E9CBB, #8D6EBB
Triadic#BB6E75, #75BB6E
Split complementary#BB8E6E, #9BBB6E
Tetradic#BB6E9C, #BBB46E, #6EBB8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FC
Lighter +30%#D6D8EC
Lighter +20%#B3B7DC
Lighter +10%#9196CB
Darker −10%#4F57A7
Darker −20%#3E4585
Darker −30%#2E3362
Darker −40%#1E213F
More saturated +25%#535FD6
Less saturated −25%#898BA0

Channel breakdown

R110
G117
B187
Red110 (43.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)36.15%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 75 · B BB

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