Colour

#6E7ECC

#6E7ECC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E7ECC is a blue with RGB values 110, 126, 204 and HSL 230°, 48%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7ECC

RGBrgb(110, 126, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4941, 0.8

RGB percentages43.1%, 49.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(229.8, 48%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 46.1%, 80%)

CMYK46.1%, 38.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,241,420

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#918133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6187CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#597FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4C8E9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCBC6E

Analogous#6EADCC, #8D6ECC

Triadic#CC6E7E, #7ECC6E

Split complementary#CC8D6E, #ADCC6E

Tetradic#CC6EAD, #CCBC6E, #6ECC8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE3F4

Lighter +20%#B9C1E7

Lighter +10%#94A0D9

Darker −10%#485CBF

Darker −20%#37489D

Darker −30%#2A3777

Darker −40%#1D2651

More saturated +25%#566EE5

Less saturated −25%#878EB4

Channel breakdown

R110

G126

B204

Red110 (43.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue229.79°

Saturation (HSL)47.96%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 7E · B CC

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Colour values

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