Recognised as Colour

#6E82CE

#6E82CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E82CE is a blue with RGB values 110, 130, 206 and HSL 228°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E82CE

RGBrgb(110, 130, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5098, 0.8078

RGB percentages43.1%, 51%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(227.5, 49.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 46.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK46.6%, 36.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,242,446

CSS custom property--colour: #6E82CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#917D31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#668AD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D82CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4A929Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Royal blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEBA6E

Analogous#6EB2CE, #8A6ECE

Triadic#CE6E82, #82CE6E

Split complementary#CE8A6E, #B2CE6E

Tetradic#CE6EB2, #CEBA6E, #6ECE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0E5F5

Lighter +20%#BAC4E8

Lighter +10%#94A3DB

Darker −10%#4861C1

Darker −20%#364CA0

Darker −30%#293A7A

Darker −40%#1C2854

More saturated +25%#5674E6

Less saturated −25%#8690B6

Channel breakdown

R110

G130

B206

Red110 (43.1%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue227.5°

Saturation (HSL)49.48%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 82 · B CE

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