Colour

#6E93DA

#6E93DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E93DA is a blue with RGB values 110, 147, 218 and HSL 219°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E93DA

RGBrgb(110, 147, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5765, 0.8549

RGB percentages43.1%, 57.6%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(219.4, 59.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 49.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK49.5%, 32.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,246,810

CSS custom property--colour: #6E93DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29244WCAG 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 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#916C25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7899DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C8FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#3EA2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5 Steel blue · ΔE 15.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAB56E

Analogous#6EC9DA, #7F6EDA

Triadic#DA6E93, #93DA6E

Split complementary#DA7F6E, #C9DA6E

Tetradic#DA6EC9, #DAB56E, #6EDA7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EEF9

Lighter +20%#BFD0EF

Lighter +10%#97B1E4

Darker −10%#4575D0

Darker −20%#2E5CB4

Darker −30%#24478B

Darker −40%#193263

More saturated +25%#578CF1

Less saturated −25%#859AC3

Channel breakdown

R110

G147

B218

Red110 (43.1%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue219.44°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 93 · B DA

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