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Recognised as Colour

#6EACEB

  • #6EACEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6EACEB is a blue with RGB values 110, 172, 235 and HSL 210°, 76%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6EACEB#6EACEB
HEX#6EACEB
RGBrgb(110, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages43.1%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(210.2, 75.8%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 53.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK53.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,253,227
CSS custom property--colour: #6EACEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#915314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A2EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#21BBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAD6E
Analogous#6EEBEB, #6F6EEB
Triadic#EB6EAC, #ACEB6E
Split complementary#EB6F6E, #EAEB6E
Tetradic#EB6EEA, #EBAD6E, #6EEB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9FE
Lighter +20%#C8DFF7
Lighter +10%#9BC6F1
Darker −10%#4192E5
Darker −20%#1D79D6
Darker −30%#175FA9
Darker −40%#11467C
More saturated +25%#5AACFF
Less saturated −25%#83ACD6

Channel breakdown

R110
G172
B235
Red110 (43.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210.24°
Saturation (HSL)75.76%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G AC · B EB

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