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Recognised as Colour

#6EAEDB

  • #6EAEDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6EAEDB is a blue with RGB values 110, 174, 219 and HSL 205°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6EAEDB#6EAEDB
HEX#6EAEDB
RGBrgb(110, 174, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6824, 0.8588
RGB percentages43.1%, 68.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(204.8, 60.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 49.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK49.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,253,723
CSS custom property--colour: #6EAEDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#915124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AAEDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#36B9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 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 text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9B6E
Analogous#6EDBD1, #6E78DB
Triadic#DB6EAE, #AEDB6E
Split complementary#DB6E78, #DBD16E
Tetradic#D16EDB, #DB9B6E, #78DB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F2F9
Lighter +20%#C0DCEF
Lighter +10%#97C5E5
Darker −10%#4597D1
Darker −20%#2D7DB6
Darker −30%#23618D
Darker −40%#194564
More saturated +25%#57B2F2
Less saturated −25%#85AAC4

Channel breakdown

R110
G174
B219
Red110 (43.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue204.77°
Saturation (HSL)60.22%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G AE · B DB

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