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Recognised as Colour

#6EA2DB

  • #6EA2DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6EA2DB is a blue with RGB values 110, 162, 219 and HSL 211°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6EA2DB#6EA2DB
HEX#6EA2DB
RGBrgb(110, 162, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 0.8588
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(211.4, 60.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 49.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK49.8%, 26%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,651
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#915D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA4DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D99DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#39AFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBA76E
Analogous#6ED9DB, #706EDB
Triadic#DB6EA2, #A2DB6E
Split complementary#DB706E, #D9DB6E
Tetradic#DB6ED9, #DBA76E, #6EDB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F1F9
Lighter +20%#C0D6EF
Lighter +10%#97BCE5
Darker −10%#4588D1
Darker −20%#2D6EB6
Darker −30%#23568D
Darker −40%#193D64
More saturated +25%#57A1F2
Less saturated −25%#85A3C4

Channel breakdown

R110
G162
B219
Red110 (43.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue211.38°
Saturation (HSL)60.22%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B DB

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