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Recognised as Colour

#6E92EF

  • #6E92EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E92EF is a blue with RGB values 110, 146, 239 and HSL 223°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E92EF#6E92EF
HEX#6E92EF
RGBrgb(110, 146, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5725, 0.9373
RGB percentages43.1%, 57.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(223.3, 80.1%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 54%, 93.7%)
CMYK54%, 38.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,246,575
CSS custom property--colour: #6E92EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#916D10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C90EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#26A6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCB6E
Analogous#6ED3EF, #8A6EEF
Triadic#EF6E92, #92EF6E
Split complementary#EF8B6E, #D3EF6E
Tetradic#EF6ED3, #EFCB6E, #6EEF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFE
Lighter +20%#CAD7F9
Lighter +10%#9CB5F4
Darker −10%#406FEA
Darker −20%#1950DE
Darker −30%#133FB1
Darker −40%#0E2F83
More saturated +25%#5E8BFF
Less saturated −25%#829BDB

Channel breakdown

R110
G146
B239
Red110 (43.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue223.26°
Saturation (HSL)80.12%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 92 · B EF

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