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Recognised as Colour

#6EBAFF

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

#6EBAFF is a blue with RGB values 110, 186, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6EBAFF#6EBAFF
HEX#6EBAFF
RGBrgb(110, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.6, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,256,831
CSS custom property--colour: #6EBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#914500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89AEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB36E
Analogous#6EFFFC, #6E71FF
Triadic#FF6EBA, #BAFF6E
Split complementary#FF6E71, #FFFC6E
Tetradic#FB6EFF, #FFB36E, #71FF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4EBFF
Lighter +10%#A1D2FF
Darker −10%#3BA2FF
Darker −20%#0889FF
Darker −30%#006FD4
Darker −40%#0054A1
More saturated +25%#6EBAFF
Less saturated −25%#80B9ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G186
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G BA · B FF

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