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Recognised as Colour

#6EB4F5

  • #6EB4F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6EB4F5 is a blue with RGB values 110, 180, 245 and HSL 209°, 87%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6EB4F5#6EB4F5
HEX#6EB4F5
RGBrgb(110, 180, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7059, 0.9608
RGB percentages43.1%, 70.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(208.9, 87.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 55.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK55.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,255,285
CSS custom property--colour: #6EB4F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#914B0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B6F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A8F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5AF6E
Analogous#6EF5F3, #6E70F5
Triadic#F56EB4, #B4F56E
Split complementary#F56E70, #F5F36E
Tetradic#F36EF5, #F5AF6E, #70F56E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#CDE5FC
Lighter +10%#9ECDF8
Darker −10%#3E9BF2
Darker −20%#1083ED
Darker −30%#0D68BD
Darker −40%#0A4E8D
More saturated +25%#64B4FF
Less saturated −25%#81B3E2

Channel breakdown

R110
G180
B245
Red110 (43.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue208.89°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G B4 · B F5

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