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Colour

#6EA7C6

  • #6EA7C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#6EA7C6 is a blue with RGB values 110, 167, 198 and HSL 201°, 44%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#6EA7C6#6EA7C6
HEX#6EA7C6
RGBrgb(110, 167, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6549, 0.7765
RGB percentages43.1%, 65.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(201.1, 43.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 44.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK44.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,251,910
CSS custom property--colour: #6EA7C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#915839

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A5C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#48AFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68D6E
Analogous#6EC6B9, #6E7BC6
Triadic#C66EA7, #A7C66E
Split complementary#C66E7B, #C6B96E
Tetradic#B96EC6, #C68D6E, #7BC66E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEAF1
Lighter +20%#B7D3E3
Lighter +10%#93BDD4
Darker −10%#4991B8
Darker −20%#3A7494
Darker −30%#2C576F
Darker −40%#1D3B4B
More saturated +25%#55AEDF
Less saturated −25%#87A0AD

Channel breakdown

R110
G167
B198
Red110 (43.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue201.14°
Saturation (HSL)43.56%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G A7 · B C6

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