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Colour

#6E95DE

  • #6E95DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E95DE is a blue with RGB values 110, 149, 222 and HSL 219°, 63%, 65%. 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

#6E95DE#6E95DE
HEX#6E95DE
RGBrgb(110, 149, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5843, 0.8706
RGB percentages43.1%, 58.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(219.1, 62.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 50.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,247,326
CSS custom property--colour: #6E95DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 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#929292
Inverted#916A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C90DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AA5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 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 8.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB76E
Analogous#6ECDDE, #7F6EDE
Triadic#DE6E95, #95DE6E
Split complementary#DE7F6E, #CDDE6E
Tetradic#DE6ECD, #DEB76E, #6EDE7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF0FA
Lighter +20%#C1D2F1
Lighter +10%#98B3E7
Darker −10%#4477D5
Darker −20%#2B5DBB
Darker −30%#214892
Darker −40%#183468
More saturated +25%#588EF4
Less saturated −25%#849CC8

Channel breakdown

R110
G149
B222
Red110 (43.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue219.11°
Saturation (HSL)62.92%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 95 · B DE

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