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Recognised as Colour

#6EA1BA

  • #6EA1BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6EA1BA is a cyan with RGB values 110, 161, 186 and HSL 200°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6EA1BA#6EA1BA
HEX#6EA1BA
RGBrgb(110, 161, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6314, 0.7294
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(199.7, 35.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 40.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK40.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,362
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA1BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#915E45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#8996BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#50A8A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA876E
Analogous#6EBAAD, #6E7BBA
Triadic#BA6EA1, #A1BA6E
Split complementary#BA6E7B, #BAAD6E
Tetradic#AD6EBA, #BA876E, #7BBA6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FBFC
Lighter +30%#D6E4EB
Lighter +20%#B3CEDB
Lighter +10%#91B7CA
Darker −10%#4F89A6
Darker −20%#3F6D83
Darker −30%#2E5061
Darker −40%#1E343E
More saturated +25%#53AAD5
Less saturated −25%#89989F

Channel breakdown

R110
G161
B186
Red110 (43.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue199.74°
Saturation (HSL)35.51%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A1 · B BA

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