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Recognised as Colour

#6F80DB

  • #6F80DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F80DB is a blue with RGB values 111, 128, 219 and HSL 231°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F80DB#6F80DB
HEX#6F80DB
RGBrgb(111, 128, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.502, 0.8588
RGB percentages43.5%, 50.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(230.6, 60%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 49.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK49.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,307,483
CSS custom property--colour: #6F80DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#907F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8BDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5182D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4393A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCA6F
Analogous#6FB6DB, #946FDB
Triadic#DB6F80, #80DB6F
Split complementary#DB946F, #B6DB6F
Tetradic#DB6FB6, #DBCA6F, #6FDB94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECFA
Lighter +20%#C1C8EF
Lighter +10%#98A4E5
Darker −10%#465CD1
Darker −20%#2E43B6
Darker −30%#23348E
Darker −40%#192565
More saturated +25%#5871F2
Less saturated −25%#858FC4

Channel breakdown

R111
G128
B219
Red111 (43.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue230.56°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 80 · B DB

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