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Colour

#6E9FCD

  • #6E9FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6E9FCD is a blue with RGB values 110, 159, 205 and HSL 209°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6E9FCD#6E9FCD
HEX#6E9FCD
RGBrgb(110, 159, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6235, 0.8039
RGB percentages43.1%, 62.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(209.1, 48.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 46.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK46.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,249,869
CSS custom property--colour: #6E9FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32519WCAG 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 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#916032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA0CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#45AAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9C6E
Analogous#6ECDCC, #6E6FCD
Triadic#CD6E9F, #9FCD6E
Split complementary#CD6E6F, #CDCC6E
Tetradic#CC6ECD, #CD9C6E, #6FCD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EAF4
Lighter +20%#BAD1E7
Lighter +10%#94B8DA
Darker −10%#4886C0
Darker −20%#376C9E
Darker −30%#2A5278
Darker −40%#1C3853
More saturated +25%#56A0E5
Less saturated −25%#869EB5

Channel breakdown

R110
G159
B205
Red110 (43.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue209.05°
Saturation (HSL)48.72%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 9F · B CD

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