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Recognised as Colour

#6E84B8

  • #6E84B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6E84B8 is a blue with RGB values 110, 132, 184 and HSL 222°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6E84B8#6E84B8
HEX#6E84B8
RGBrgb(110, 132, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5176, 0.7216
RGB percentages43.1%, 51.8%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(222.2, 34.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 40.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK40.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,242,936
CSS custom property--colour: #6E84B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#917B47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7288BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B82B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#568F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A26E
Analogous#6EA9B8, #7D6EB8
Triadic#B86E84, #84B86E
Split complementary#B87D6E, #A9B86E
Tetradic#B86EA9, #B8A26E, #6EB87D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FB
Lighter +30%#D5DBEA
Lighter +20%#B2BEDA
Lighter +10%#90A1C9
Darker −10%#5069A3
Darker −20%#3F5381
Darker −30%#2E3D5F
Darker −40%#1E273C
More saturated +25%#5379D3
Less saturated −25%#898F9D

Channel breakdown

R110
G132
B184
Red110 (43.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)34.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 84 · B B8

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