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Colour

#6E98D2

  • #6E98D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6E98D2 is a blue with RGB values 110, 152, 210 and HSL 215°, 53%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6E98D2#6E98D2
HEX#6E98D2
RGBrgb(110, 152, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5961, 0.8235
RGB percentages43.1%, 59.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(214.8, 52.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 47.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK47.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,248,082
CSS custom property--colour: #6E98D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#91672D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7692D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#43A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2A86E
Analogous#6ECAD2, #766ED2
Triadic#D26E98, #98D26E
Split complementary#D2766E, #CAD26E
Tetradic#D26ECA, #D2A86E, #6ED276

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3EBF6
Lighter +20%#BCCFEA
Lighter +10%#95B4DE
Darker −10%#477CC6
Darker −20%#3464A6
Darker −30%#284C7F
Darker −40%#1B3559
More saturated +25%#5694EA
Less saturated −25%#869CBA

Channel breakdown

R110
G152
B210
Red110 (43.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 98 · B D2

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