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Recognised as Colour

#6F87DD

  • #6F87DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F87DD is a blue with RGB values 111, 135, 221 and HSL 227°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F87DD#6F87DD
HEX#6F87DD
RGBrgb(111, 135, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5294, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(226.9, 61.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 49.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 38.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,309,277
CSS custom property--colour: #6F87DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#907822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6590E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A87DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4099A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC56F
Analogous#6FBEDD, #8E6FDD
Triadic#DD6F87, #87DD6F
Split complementary#DD8E6F, #BEDD6F
Tetradic#DD6FBE, #DDC56F, #6FDD8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEEFA
Lighter +20%#C2CCF0
Lighter +10%#98A9E7
Darker −10%#4665D3
Darker −20%#2C4BBA
Darker −30%#223A91
Darker −40%#182A68
More saturated +25%#597AF3
Less saturated −25%#8594C7

Channel breakdown

R111
G135
B221
Red111 (43.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue226.91°
Saturation (HSL)61.8%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 87 · B DD

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