Recognised as Colour

#6E83EB

#6E83EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E83EB is a blue with RGB values 110, 131, 235 and HSL 230°, 76%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E83EB

RGBrgb(110, 131, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5137, 0.9216

RGB percentages43.1%, 51.4%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(229.9, 75.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 53.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK53.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,242,731

CSS custom property--colour: #6E83EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#917C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5690EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4785E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#309AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15 Medium purple · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBD66E

Analogous#6EC1EB, #986EEB

Triadic#EB6E83, #83EB6E

Split complementary#EB986E, #C2EB6E

Tetradic#EB6EC1, #EBD66E, #6EEB98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F6FE

Lighter +20%#C8D0F7

Lighter +10%#9BA9F1

Darker −10%#415DE5

Darker −20%#1D3CD6

Darker −30%#1730A9

Darker −40%#11237C

More saturated +25%#5A76FF

Less saturated −25%#8391D6

Channel breakdown

R110

G131

B235

Red110 (43.1%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue229.92°

Saturation (HSL)75.76%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 83 · B EB

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