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Recognised as Colour

#6F86AE

  • #6F86AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F86AE is a blue with RGB values 111, 134, 174 and HSL 218°, 28%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F86AE#6F86AE
HEX#6F86AE
RGBrgb(111, 134, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5255, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(218.1, 28%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 36.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK36.2%, 23%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,308,974
CSS custom property--colour: #6F86AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#907951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7282ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B8E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE976F
Analogous#6FA6AE, #776FAE
Triadic#AE6F86, #86AE6F
Split complementary#AE776F, #A6AE6F
Tetradic#AE6FA6, #AE976F, #6FAE77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4F7
Lighter +30%#D1D8E5
Lighter +20%#B0BDD3
Lighter +10%#90A1C0
Darker −10%#546C96
Darker −20%#425575
Darker −30%#303D54
Darker −40%#1D2534
More saturated +25%#537ECA
Less saturated −25%#8B8E92

Channel breakdown

R111
G134
B174
Red111 (43.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue218.1°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 86 · B AE

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