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Colour

#6F93E3

  • #6F93E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F93E3 is a blue with RGB values 111, 147, 227 and HSL 221°, 67%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F93E3#6F93E3
HEX#6F93E3
RGBrgb(111, 147, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5765, 0.8902
RGB percentages43.5%, 57.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(221.4, 67.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 51.1%, 89%)
CMYK51.1%, 35.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,312,355
CSS custom property--colour: #6F93E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#906C1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749AE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6790E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#38A4B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3BF6F
Analogous#6FCDE3, #856FE3
Triadic#E36F93, #93E36F
Split complementary#E3856F, #CDE36F
Tetradic#E36FCD, #E3BF6F, #6FE385

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF3FC
Lighter +20%#C4D3F4
Lighter +10%#9AB3EB
Darker −10%#4473DB
Darker −20%#2658C6
Darker −30%#1E459B
Darker −40%#163270
More saturated +25%#598BF8
Less saturated −25%#849BCD

Channel breakdown

R111
G147
B227
Red111 (43.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue221.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 93 · B E3

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