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Recognised as Colour

#6EB4DC

  • #6EB4DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6EB4DC is a blue with RGB values 110, 180, 220 and HSL 202°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6EB4DC#6EB4DC
HEX#6EB4DC
RGBrgb(110, 180, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7059, 0.8627
RGB percentages43.1%, 70.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(201.8, 61.1%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 50%, 86.3%)
CMYK50%, 18.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,255,260
CSS custom property--colour: #6EB4DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#914B23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#33BFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.6Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC966E
Analogous#6EDCCD, #6E7DDC
Triadic#DC6EB4, #B4DC6E
Split complementary#DC6E7D, #DCCD6E
Tetradic#CD6EDC, #DC966E, #7DDC6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F4FA
Lighter +20%#C0DFF0
Lighter +10%#97C9E6
Darker −10%#459FD2
Darker −20%#2C85B8
Darker −30%#22678F
Darker −40%#184A66
More saturated +25%#57BAF3
Less saturated −25%#84AEC6

Channel breakdown

R110
G180
B220
Red110 (43.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G B4 · B DC

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