Colour

#6E7FCD

#6E7FCD
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E7FCD is a blue with RGB values 110, 127, 205 and HSL 229°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7FCD

RGBrgb(110, 127, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.498, 0.8039

RGB percentages43.1%, 49.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(229.3, 48.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 46.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK46.3%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,241,677

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#918032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6288D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5980CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4B8F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1 Steel blue · ΔE 21.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDBC6E

Analogous#6EAECD, #8D6ECD

Triadic#CD6E7F, #7FCD6E

Split complementary#CD8C6E, #AFCD6E

Tetradic#CD6EAE, #CDBC6E, #6ECD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0E3F4

Lighter +20%#BAC2E7

Lighter +10%#94A0DA

Darker −10%#485EC0

Darker −20%#37499E

Darker −30%#2A3878

Darker −40%#1C2653

More saturated +25%#566FE5

Less saturated −25%#868FB5

Channel breakdown

R110

G127

B205

Red110 (43.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue229.26°

Saturation (HSL)48.72%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 7F · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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