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Recognised as Colour

#6F86BA

  • #6F86BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F86BA is a blue with RGB values 111, 134, 186 and HSL 222°, 35%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F86BA#6F86BA
HEX#6F86BA
RGBrgb(111, 134, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5255, 0.7294
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(221.6, 35.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 40.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK40.3%, 28%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,308,986
CSS custom property--colour: #6F86BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#907945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748ABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D83B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#569198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA36F
Analogous#6FABBA, #7E6FBA
Triadic#BA6F86, #86BA6F
Split complementary#BA7E6F, #ABBA6F
Tetradic#BA6FAB, #BAA36F, #6FBA7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFC
Lighter +30%#D6DDEC
Lighter +20%#B4C0DB
Lighter +10%#91A3CB
Darker −10%#506AA6
Darker −20%#3F5484
Darker −30%#2F3E61
Darker −40%#1E283F
More saturated +25%#547CD5
Less saturated −25%#8A909F

Channel breakdown

R111
G134
B186
Red111 (43.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue221.6°
Saturation (HSL)35.21%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 86 · B BA

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