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Recognised as Colour

#6EA0BD

  • #6EA0BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6EA0BD is a blue with RGB values 110, 160, 189 and HSL 202°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6EA0BD#6EA0BD
HEX#6EA0BD
RGBrgb(110, 160, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6275, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.1%, 62.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(202, 37.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 41.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK41.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,109
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#915F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#929FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8796BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8B6E
Analogous#6EBDB2, #6E79BD
Triadic#BD6EA0, #A0BD6E
Split complementary#BD6E79, #BDB36E
Tetradic#B26EBD, #BD8B6E, #79BD6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFD
Lighter +30%#D7E5ED
Lighter +20%#B4CEDD
Lighter +10%#91B7CD
Darker −10%#4E88AA
Darker −20%#3E6C87
Darker −30%#2E5064
Darker −40%#1E3441
More saturated +25%#54A7D7
Less saturated −25%#8899A3

Channel breakdown

R110
G160
B189
Red110 (43.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue202.03°
Saturation (HSL)37.44%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A0 · B BD

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