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Recognised as Colour

#6EA0FB

  • #6EA0FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA0FB is a blue with RGB values 110, 160, 251 and HSL 219°, 95%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6EA0FB#6EA0FB
HEX#6EA0FB
RGBrgb(110, 160, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6275, 0.9843
RGB percentages43.1%, 62.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(218.7, 94.6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 56.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK56.2%, 36.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,171
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#915F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#699BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.29, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC96E
Analogous#6EE7FB, #826EFB
Triadic#FB6EA0, #A0FB6E
Split complementary#FB836E, #E6FB6E
Tetradic#FB6EE7, #FBC96E, #6EFB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1E1FE
Lighter +10%#A0C1FC
Darker −10%#3C7FFA
Darker −20%#0B5FF8
Darker −30%#064BCA
Darker −40%#043999
More saturated +25%#6A9FFF
Less saturated −25%#81A5E8

Channel breakdown

R110
G160
B251
Red110 (43.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue218.72°
Saturation (HSL)94.63%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A0 · B FB

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