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Colour

#6EA3FF

  • #6EA3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6EA3FF is a blue with RGB values 110, 163, 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

#6EA3FF#6EA3FF
HEX#6EA3FF
RGBrgb(110, 163, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6392, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 63.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.1, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,250,943
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#915C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA6E
Analogous#6EEBFF, #826EFF
Triadic#FF6EA3, #A3FF6E
Split complementary#FF826E, #EBFF6E
Tetradic#FF6EEB, #FFCA6E, #6EFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E4FF
Lighter +10%#A1C3FF
Darker −10%#3B83FF
Darker −20%#0862FF
Darker −30%#004DD4
Darker −40%#003BA1
More saturated +25%#6EA3FF
Less saturated −25%#80A8ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G163
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A3 · B FF

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