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Recognised as Colour

#6F92BD

  • #6F92BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F92BD is a blue with RGB values 111, 146, 189 and HSL 213°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F92BD#6F92BD
HEX#6F92BD
RGBrgb(111, 146, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5725, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.5%, 57.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(213.1, 37.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 41.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK41.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,312,061
CSS custom property--colour: #6F92BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#906D42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8294BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#798CBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#539CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 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 text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9A6F
Analogous#6FB9BD, #736FBD
Triadic#BD6F92, #92BD6F
Split complementary#BD736F, #B9BD6F
Tetradic#BD6FB9, #BD9A6F, #6FBD73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D8E1ED
Lighter +20%#B5C7DD
Lighter +10%#92ACCD
Darker −10%#4E78AB
Darker −20%#3E5F88
Darker −30%#2E4765
Darker −40%#1E2E42
More saturated +25%#558FD7
Less saturated −25%#8995A3

Channel breakdown

R111
G146
B189
Red111 (43.5%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue213.08°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 92 · B BD

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