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Colour

#6EA2BB

  • #6EA2BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6EA2BB is a cyan with RGB values 110, 162, 187 and HSL 199°, 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

#6EA2BB#6EA2BB
HEX#6EA2BB
RGBrgb(110, 162, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(199.5, 36.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.5, 41.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK41.2%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,619
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA2BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#915D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A97BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4FA9AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB876E
Analogous#6EBBAD, #6E7CBB
Triadic#BB6EA2, #A2BB6E
Split complementary#BB6E7C, #BBAD6E
Tetradic#AD6EBB, #BB876E, #7BBB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFC
Lighter +30%#D6E5EC
Lighter +20%#B3CFDC
Lighter +10%#91B8CB
Darker −10%#4F8BA7
Darker −20%#3E6E85
Darker −30%#2E5162
Darker −40%#1E343F
More saturated +25%#53ABD6
Less saturated −25%#8999A0

Channel breakdown

R110
G162
B187
Red110 (43.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue199.48°
Saturation (HSL)36.15%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B BB

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