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Recognised as Colour

#6E9AD0

  • #6E9AD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6E9AD0 is a blue with RGB values 110, 154, 208 and HSL 213°, 51%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6E9AD0#6E9AD0
HEX#6E9AD0
RGBrgb(110, 154, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6039, 0.8157
RGB percentages43.1%, 60.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(213.1, 51%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 47.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK47.1%, 26%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,248,592
CSS custom property--colour: #6E9AD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#91652F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7993CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#44A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0A46E
Analogous#6ECBD0, #736ED0
Triadic#D06E9A, #9AD06E
Split complementary#D0736E, #CBD06E
Tetradic#D06ECB, #D0A46E, #6ED073

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EAF5
Lighter +20%#BBD0E9
Lighter +10%#95B5DC
Darker −10%#477FC4
Darker −20%#3566A3
Darker −30%#284E7D
Darker −40%#1C3656
More saturated +25%#5698E8
Less saturated −25%#869CB8

Channel breakdown

R110
G154
B208
Red110 (43.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue213.06°
Saturation (HSL)51.04%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 9A · B D0

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