Colour

#6EA2D4

#6EA2D4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6EA2D4 is a blue with RGB values 110, 162, 212 and HSL 209°, 54%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6EA2D4

RGBrgb(110, 162, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 0.8314

RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(209.4, 54.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 48.1%, 83.1%)

CMYK48.1%, 23.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,250,644

CSS custom property--colour: #6EA2D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#915D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA3D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8199D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#3FAEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Sky blue · ΔE 20.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)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#D4A06E

Analogous#6ED4D3, #6E6FD4

Triadic#D46EA2, #A2D46E

Split complementary#D46E6F, #D4D36E

Tetradic#D36ED4, #D4A06E, #6FD46E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4EEF7

Lighter +20%#BDD4EB

Lighter +10%#95BBE0

Darker −10%#4789C8

Darker −20%#326FAA

Darker −30%#275582

Darker −40%#1B3C5B

More saturated +25%#56A2EC

Less saturated −25%#86A2BD

Channel breakdown

R110

G162

B212

Red110 (43.1%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue209.41°

Saturation (HSL)54.26%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B D4

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Colour values

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