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Colour

#6F99E6

  • #6F99E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F99E6 is a blue with RGB values 111, 153, 230 and HSL 219°, 70%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F99E6#6F99E6
HEX#6F99E6
RGBrgb(111, 153, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6, 0.902
RGB percentages43.5%, 60%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(218.8, 70.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 51.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK51.7%, 33.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,313,894
CSS custom property--colour: #6F99E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#906619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9FE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D94E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#33AAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6BC6F
Analogous#6FD5E6, #806FE6
Triadic#E66F99, #99E66F
Split complementary#E6816F, #D5E66F
Tetradic#E66FD5, #E6BC6F, #6FE681

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F5FD
Lighter +20%#C6D7F5
Lighter +10%#9AB8EE
Darker −10%#447ADE
Darker −20%#235FCC
Darker −30%#1C4BA0
Darker −40%#143675
More saturated +25%#5A93FB
Less saturated −25%#849FD1

Channel breakdown

R111
G153
B230
Red111 (43.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)70.41%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 99 · B E6

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