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Colour

#6E87D3

  • #6E87D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E87D3 is a blue with RGB values 110, 135, 211 and HSL 225°, 53%, 63%. 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

#6E87D3#6E87D3
HEX#6E87D3
RGBrgb(110, 135, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5294, 0.8275
RGB percentages43.1%, 52.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(225.1, 53.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 47.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK47.9%, 36%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,243,731
CSS custom property--colour: #6E87D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#91782C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6086D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4697A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3BA6E
Analogous#6EB9D3, #886ED3
Triadic#D36E87, #87D36E
Split complementary#D3886E, #B9D36E
Tetradic#D36EB9, #D3BA6E, #6ED388

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E8F7
Lighter +20%#BCC8EB
Lighter +10%#95A7DF
Darker −10%#4767C7
Darker −20%#3350A8
Darker −30%#273D81
Darker −40%#1B2B5A
More saturated +25%#567BEB
Less saturated −25%#8693BB

Channel breakdown

R110
G135
B211
Red110 (43.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue225.15°
Saturation (HSL)53.44%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 87 · B D3

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