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Recognised as Colour

#6E85FD

  • #6E85FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6E85FD is a blue with RGB values 110, 133, 253 and HSL 230°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6E85FD#6E85FD
HEX#6E85FD
RGBrgb(110, 133, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5216, 0.9922
RGB percentages43.1%, 52.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(230.3, 97.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 56.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.5%, 47.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,243,261
CSS custom property--colour: #6E85FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#917A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A95FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3588FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#07A0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Medium purple · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDE66E
Analogous#6ECCFD, #9E6EFD
Triadic#FD6E85, #85FD6E
Split complementary#FD9E6E, #CCFD6E
Tetradic#FD6ECC, #FDE66E, #6EFD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DAFE
Lighter +10%#A0AFFE
Darker −10%#3C5BFC
Darker −20%#0930FC
Darker −30%#0324CF
Darker −40%#021B9D
More saturated +25%#6C84FF
Less saturated −25%#8091EB

Channel breakdown

R110
G133
B253
Red110 (43.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue230.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.28%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 85 · B FD

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