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Colour

#6EA0FF

  • #6EA0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA0FF is a blue with RGB values 110, 160, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 72%. 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

#6EA0FF#6EA0FF
HEX#6EA0FF
RGBrgb(110, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.3, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,175
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#915F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCD6E
Analogous#6EE8FF, #856EFF
Triadic#FF6EA0, #A0FF6E
Split complementary#FF846E, #E8FF6E
Tetradic#FF6EE8, #FFCD6E, #6EFF84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E3FF
Lighter +10%#A1C1FF
Darker −10%#3B7FFF
Darker −20%#085DFF
Darker −30%#0049D4
Darker −40%#0038A1
More saturated +25%#6EA0FF
Less saturated −25%#80A6ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G160
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A0 · B FF

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