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Colour

#6EA3FC

  • #6EA3FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA3FC is a blue with RGB values 110, 163, 252 and HSL 218°, 96%, 71%. 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

#6EA3FC#6EA3FC
HEX#6EA3FC
RGBrgb(110, 163, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6392, 0.9882
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(217.6, 95.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 56.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK56.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,940
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA3FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36538WCAG 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 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#915C03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC76E
Analogous#6EEAFC, #806EFC
Triadic#FC6EA3, #A3FC6E
Split complementary#FC806E, #EAFC6E
Tetradic#FC6EEA, #FCC76E, #6EFC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E2FE
Lighter +10%#A0C3FD
Darker −10%#3C83FB
Darker −20%#0A64FA
Darker −30%#044FCD
Darker −40%#033C9B
More saturated +25%#6BA2FF
Less saturated −25%#81A8EA

Channel breakdown

R110
G163
B252
Red110 (43.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue217.61°
Saturation (HSL)95.95%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A3 · B FC

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