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Recognised as Colour

#6F89EA

  • #6F89EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F89EA is a blue with RGB values 111, 137, 234 and HSL 227°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F89EA#6F89EA
HEX#6F89EA
RGBrgb(111, 137, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5373, 0.9176
RGB percentages43.5%, 53.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(227.3, 74.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 52.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK52.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,309,802
CSS custom property--colour: #6F89EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#907615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6194EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5389E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#339EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD06F
Analogous#6FC7EA, #926FEA
Triadic#EA6F89, #89EA6F
Split complementary#EA936F, #C7EA6F
Tetradic#EA6FC7, #EAD06F, #6FEA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FD
Lighter +20%#C8D2F7
Lighter +10%#9CADF0
Darker −10%#4265E4
Darker −20%#1F45D4
Darker −30%#1837A8
Darker −40%#12287B
More saturated +25%#5A7DFF
Less saturated −25%#8495D5

Channel breakdown

R111
G137
B234
Red111 (43.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue227.32°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 89 · B EA

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