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Colour

#6E7DCA

  • #6E7DCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E7DCA is a blue with RGB values 110, 125, 202 and HSL 230°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E7DCA#6E7DCA
HEX#6E7DCA
RGBrgb(110, 125, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4902, 0.7922
RGB percentages43.1%, 49%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.2, 46.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 45.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 38.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,241,162
CSS custom property--colour: #6E7DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#918235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6186CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#597EC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D8D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABB6E
Analogous#6EABCA, #8D6ECA
Triadic#CA6E7D, #7DCA6E
Split complementary#CA8D6E, #ABCA6E
Tetradic#CA6EAB, #CABB6E, #6ECA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE1F3
Lighter +20%#B9C0E5
Lighter +10%#939ED8
Darker −10%#495CBC
Darker −20%#38489A
Darker −30%#2B3774
Darker −40%#1D254F
More saturated +25%#556CE3
Less saturated −25%#878EB1

Channel breakdown

R110
G125
B202
Red110 (43.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.22°
Saturation (HSL)46.46%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 7D · B CA

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