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Colour

#6E98E7

  • #6E98E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E98E7 is a blue with RGB values 110, 152, 231 and HSL 219°, 72%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E98E7#6E98E7
HEX#6E98E7
RGBrgb(110, 152, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5961, 0.9059
RGB percentages43.1%, 59.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(219.2, 71.6%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 52.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK52.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,248,103
CSS custom property--colour: #6E98E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#916718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A93E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2FA9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7BD6E
Analogous#6ED4E7, #816EE7
Triadic#E76E98, #98E76E
Split complementary#E7816E, #D4E76E
Tetradic#E76ED4, #E7BD6E, #6EE781

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FD
Lighter +20%#C6D6F5
Lighter +10%#9AB7EE
Darker −10%#4279E0
Darker −20%#225DCD
Darker −30%#1B49A1
Darker −40%#133676
More saturated +25%#5992FC
Less saturated −25%#839ED2

Channel breakdown

R110
G152
B231
Red110 (43.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue219.17°
Saturation (HSL)71.6%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 98 · B E7

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