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Recognised as Colour

#6E87CE

  • #6E87CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E87CE is a blue with RGB values 110, 135, 206 and HSL 224°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E87CE#6E87CE
HEX#6E87CE
RGBrgb(110, 135, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5294, 0.8078
RGB percentages43.1%, 52.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(224.4, 49.5%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 46.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK46.6%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,243,726
CSS custom property--colour: #6E87CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#917831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6385CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4996A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEB56E
Analogous#6EB7CE, #856ECE
Triadic#CE6E87, #87CE6E
Split complementary#CE856E, #B7CE6E
Tetradic#CE6EB7, #CEB56E, #6ECE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E6F5
Lighter +20%#BAC6E8
Lighter +10%#94A7DB
Darker −10%#4867C1
Darker −20%#3652A0
Darker −30%#293E7A
Darker −40%#1C2B54
More saturated +25%#567BE6
Less saturated −25%#8693B6

Channel breakdown

R110
G135
B206
Red110 (43.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue224.38°
Saturation (HSL)49.48%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 87 · B CE

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