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Colour

#6F8FD1

  • #6F8FD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F8FD1 is a blue with RGB values 111, 143, 209 and HSL 220°, 52%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F8FD1#6F8FD1
HEX#6F8FD1
RGBrgb(111, 143, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5608, 0.8196
RGB percentages43.5%, 56.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(220.4, 51.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 46.9%, 82%)
CMYK46.9%, 31.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,311,313
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8FD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#90702E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7694D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C8BD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#489DA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1B16F
Analogous#6FC0D1, #806FD1
Triadic#D16F8F, #8FD16F
Split complementary#D1806F, #C0D16F
Tetradic#D16FC0, #D1B16F, #6FD180

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E9F6
Lighter +20%#BCCBEA
Lighter +10%#96ADDD
Darker −10%#4871C5
Darker −20%#3559A5
Darker −30%#28457F
Darker −40%#1C3058
More saturated +25%#5787E9
Less saturated −25%#8797B9

Channel breakdown

R111
G143
B209
Red111 (43.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue220.41°
Saturation (HSL)51.58%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 8F · B D1

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