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Recognised as Colour

#6E88FC

  • #6E88FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6E88FC is a blue with RGB values 110, 136, 252 and HSL 229°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6E88FC#6E88FC
HEX#6E88FC
RGBrgb(110, 136, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5333, 0.9882
RGB percentages43.1%, 53.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(229, 95.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 56.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK56.3%, 46%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,244,028
CSS custom property--colour: #6E88FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#917703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5297FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D8AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#09A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE26E
Analogous#6ECFFC, #9B6EFC
Triadic#FC6E88, #88FC6E
Split complementary#FC9B6E, #CFFC6E
Tetradic#FC6ECF, #FCE26E, #6EFC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DAFE
Lighter +10%#A0B1FD
Darker −10%#3C5FFB
Darker −20%#0A36FA
Darker −30%#0429CD
Darker −40%#031F9B
More saturated +25%#6B86FF
Less saturated −25%#8194EA

Channel breakdown

R110
G136
B252
Red110 (43.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue229.01°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 88 · B FC

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