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Colour

#6EA2FF

  • #6EA2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA2FF is a blue with RGB values 110, 162, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6EA2FF#6EA2FF
HEX#6EA2FF
RGBrgb(110, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.5, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,687
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#915D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#699CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB6E
Analogous#6EEBFF, #836EFF
Triadic#FF6EA2, #A2FF6E
Split complementary#FF826E, #EBFF6E
Tetradic#FF6EEA, #FFCB6E, #6EFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E3FF
Lighter +10%#A1C3FF
Darker −10%#3B81FF
Darker −20%#0861FF
Darker −30%#004CD4
Darker −40%#003AA1
More saturated +25%#6EA2FF
Less saturated −25%#80A7ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G162
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A2 · B FF

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