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Recognised as Colour

#6F8AC8

  • #6F8AC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F8AC8 is a blue with RGB values 111, 138, 200 and HSL 222°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F8AC8#6F8AC8
HEX#6F8AC8
RGBrgb(111, 138, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5412, 0.7843
RGB percentages43.5%, 54.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(221.8, 44.7%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 44.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK44.5%, 31%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,310,024
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#907537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748FCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A87C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E97A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AD6F
Analogous#6FB6C8, #816FC8
Triadic#C86F8A, #8AC86F
Split complementary#C8816F, #B7C86F
Tetradic#C86FB6, #C8AD6F, #6FC881

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE4F2
Lighter +20%#B9C6E4
Lighter +10%#94A8D6
Darker −10%#4A6CBA
Darker −20%#3A5697
Darker −30%#2C4172
Darker −40%#1E2C4D
More saturated +25%#5680E1
Less saturated −25%#8894AF

Channel breakdown

R111
G138
B200
Red111 (43.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue221.8°
Saturation (HSL)44.72%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 8A · B C8

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