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Recognised as Colour

#6EA0E4

  • #6EA0E4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA0E4 is a blue with RGB values 110, 160, 228 and HSL 215°, 69%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6EA0E4#6EA0E4
HEX#6EA0E4
RGBrgb(110, 160, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6275, 0.8941
RGB percentages43.1%, 62.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(214.6, 68.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 51.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK51.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,148
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#915F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A4E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7799E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#30AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B26E
Analogous#6EDBE4, #776EE4
Triadic#E46EA0, #A0E46E
Split complementary#E4776E, #DBE46E
Tetradic#E46EDB, #E4B26E, #6EE477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF5FC
Lighter +20%#C4D8F4
Lighter +10%#99BCEC
Darker −10%#4384DC
Darker −20%#256AC7
Darker −30%#1D539C
Darker −40%#153C71
More saturated +25%#599DFA
Less saturated −25%#84A3CF

Channel breakdown

R110
G160
B228
Red110 (43.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue214.58°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A0 · B E4

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