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Colour

#6EBBE8

  • #6EBBE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6EBBE8 is a blue with RGB values 110, 187, 232 and HSL 202°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6EBBE8#6EBBE8
HEX#6EBBE8
RGBrgb(110, 187, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.7333, 0.9098
RGB percentages43.1%, 73.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(202.1, 72.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 52.6%, 91%)
CMYK52.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,257,064
CSS custom property--colour: #6EBBE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#914417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BAEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ADE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1FC7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89B6E
Analogous#6EE8D8, #6E7EE8
Triadic#E86EBB, #BBE86E
Split complementary#E86E7E, #E8D86E
Tetradic#D86EE8, #E89B6E, #7EE86E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F9FD
Lighter +20%#C6E4F6
Lighter +10%#9AD0EF
Darker −10%#42A6E1
Darker −20%#218FCF
Darker −30%#1A70A3
Darker −40%#135277
More saturated +25%#59C1FD
Less saturated −25%#83B5D3

Channel breakdown

R110
G187
B232
Red110 (43.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue202.13°
Saturation (HSL)72.62%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G BB · B E8

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