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Recognised as Colour

#6F87B9

  • #6F87B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F87B9 is a blue with RGB values 111, 135, 185 and HSL 221°, 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

#6F87B9#6F87B9
HEX#6F87B9
RGBrgb(111, 135, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5294, 0.7255
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.9%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(220.5, 34.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 40%, 72.5%)
CMYK40%, 27%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,309,241
CSS custom property--colour: #6F87B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#907846

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768BBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E84B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#579198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A16F
Analogous#6FACB9, #7C6FB9
Triadic#B96F87, #87B96F
Split complementary#B97C6F, #ACB96F
Tetradic#B96FAC, #B9A16F, #6FB97C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FC
Lighter +30%#D6DDEB
Lighter +20%#B4C0DA
Lighter +10%#91A4CA
Darker −10%#506CA5
Darker −20%#3F5583
Darker −30%#2F3F60
Darker −40%#1E283E
More saturated +25%#547ED4
Less saturated −25%#8A909E

Channel breakdown

R111
G135
B185
Red111 (43.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)34.58%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 87 · B B9

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