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Recognised as Colour

#6F87C3

  • #6F87C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F87C3 is a blue with RGB values 111, 135, 195 and HSL 223°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F87C3#6F87C3
HEX#6F87C3
RGBrgb(111, 135, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5294, 0.7647
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(222.9, 41.2%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 43.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK43.1%, 30.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,309,251
CSS custom property--colour: #6F87C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#90783C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6985C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#52939Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3AB6F
Analogous#6FB1C3, #816FC3
Triadic#C36F87, #87C36F
Split complementary#C3816F, #B1C36F
Tetradic#C36FB1, #C3AB6F, #6FC381

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE1F0
Lighter +20%#B7C3E1
Lighter +10%#93A5D2
Darker −10%#4B69B4
Darker −20%#3C5490
Darker −30%#2D3F6C
Darker −40%#1E2A48
More saturated +25%#567CDD
Less saturated −25%#8992AA

Channel breakdown

R111
G135
B195
Red111 (43.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 87 · B C3

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