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Colour

#6E88FF

  • #6E88FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6E88FF is a blue with RGB values 110, 136, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 72%. 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

#6E88FF#6E88FF
HEX#6E88FF
RGBrgb(110, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.2, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,244,031
CSS custom property--colour: #6E88FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#917700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#398BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Slate blue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE56E
Analogous#6ED0FF, #9D6EFF
Triadic#FF6E88, #88FF6E
Split complementary#FF9C6E, #D1FF6E
Tetradic#FF6ED0, #FFE56E, #6EFF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4DCFF
Lighter +10%#A1B2FF
Darker −10%#3B5EFF
Darker −20%#0834FF
Darker −30%#0026D4
Darker −40%#001DA1
More saturated +25%#6E88FF
Less saturated −25%#8094ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G136
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 88 · B FF

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