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Recognised as Colour

#6EA2DD

  • #6EA2DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6EA2DD is a blue with RGB values 110, 162, 221 and HSL 212°, 62%, 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

#6EA2DD#6EA2DD
HEX#6EA2DD
RGBrgb(110, 162, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(211.9, 62%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 50.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK50.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,653
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#915D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#37AFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 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 text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA96E
Analogous#6EDADD, #716EDD
Triadic#DD6EA2, #A2DD6E
Split complementary#DD716E, #DADD6E
Tetradic#DD6EDA, #DDA96E, #6EDD72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF1FA
Lighter +20%#C1D7F0
Lighter +10%#97BCE7
Darker −10%#4588D3
Darker −20%#2B6EBA
Darker −30%#225690
Darker −40%#183D67
More saturated +25%#58A1F3
Less saturated −25%#84A3C7

Channel breakdown

R110
G162
B221
Red110 (43.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue211.89°
Saturation (HSL)62.01%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B DD

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