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Recognised as Colour

#6E8BD3

  • #6E8BD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E8BD3 is a blue with RGB values 110, 139, 211 and HSL 223°, 53%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E8BD3#6E8BD3
HEX#6E8BD3
RGBrgb(110, 139, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5451, 0.8275
RGB percentages43.1%, 54.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(222.8, 53.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 47.9%, 82.7%)
CMYK47.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,244,755
CSS custom property--colour: #6E8BD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#91742C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7092D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6589D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#459AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B66E
Analogous#6EBED3, #836ED3
Triadic#D36E8B, #8BD36E
Split complementary#D3846E, #BDD36E
Tetradic#D36EBE, #D3B66E, #6ED384

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E9F7
Lighter +20%#BCCAEB
Lighter +10%#95AADF
Darker −10%#476CC7
Darker −20%#3355A8
Darker −30%#274181
Darker −40%#1B2D5A
More saturated +25%#5681EB
Less saturated −25%#8695BB

Channel breakdown

R110
G139
B211
Red110 (43.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue222.77°
Saturation (HSL)53.44%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 8B · B D3

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