Colour

#6F91CB

#6F91CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6F91CB is a blue with RGB values 111, 145, 203 and HSL 218°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F91CB#6F91CB

HEX#6F91CB

RGBrgb(111, 145, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5686, 0.7961

RGB percentages43.5%, 56.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(217.8, 46.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 45.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK45.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,311,819

CSS custom property--colour: #6F91CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#906E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#718CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4B9DA5no 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 text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBA96F

Analogous#6FBFCB, #7B6FCB

Triadic#CB6F91, #91CB6F

Split complementary#CB7B6F, #BFCB6F

Tetradic#CB6FBF, #CBA96F, #6FCB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFE7F4

Lighter +20%#BACAE6

Lighter +10%#94AED9

Darker −10%#4A74BD

Darker −20%#385D9C

Darker −30%#2B4776

Darker −40%#1D3051

More saturated +25%#578BE3

Less saturated −25%#8897B3

Channel breakdown

R111

G145

B203

Red111 (43.5%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue217.83°

Saturation (HSL)46.94%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 91 · B CB

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Colour values

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