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Recognised as Colour

#6E7FD0

  • #6E7FD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E7FD0 is a blue with RGB values 110, 127, 208 and HSL 230°, 51%, 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

#6E7FD0#6E7FD0
HEX#6E7FD0
RGBrgb(110, 127, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.498, 0.8157
RGB percentages43.1%, 49.8%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(229.6, 51%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 47.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK47.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,241,680
CSS custom property--colour: #6E7FD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#91802F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6088D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5780CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#49909Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BF6E
Analogous#6EB0D0, #8E6ED0
Triadic#D06E7F, #7FD06E
Split complementary#D08E6E, #B0D06E
Tetradic#D06EB0, #D0BF6E, #6ED08E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E5F5
Lighter +20%#BBC3E9
Lighter +10%#95A1DC
Darker −10%#475DC4
Darker −20%#3548A3
Darker −30%#28377D
Darker −40%#1C2656
More saturated +25%#566FE8
Less saturated −25%#868FB8

Channel breakdown

R110
G127
B208
Red110 (43.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue229.59°
Saturation (HSL)51.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 7F · B D0

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