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Recognised as Colour

#6FA1C9

  • #6FA1C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6FA1C9 is a blue with RGB values 111, 161, 201 and HSL 207°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6FA1C9#6FA1C9
HEX#6FA1C9
RGBrgb(111, 161, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6314, 0.7882
RGB percentages43.5%, 63.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(206.7, 45.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 44.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK44.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,315,913
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA1C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#905E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8498C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4AABAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9976F
Analogous#6FC9C4, #6F74C9
Triadic#C96FA1, #A1C96F
Split complementary#C96F74, #C9C46F
Tetradic#C46FC9, #C9976F, #74C96F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEAF3
Lighter +20%#B9D1E5
Lighter +10%#94B9D7
Darker −10%#4A89BB
Darker −20%#396E99
Darker −30%#2B5474
Darker −40%#1D394F
More saturated +25%#56A4E2
Less saturated −25%#889EB0

Channel breakdown

R111
G161
B201
Red111 (43.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A1 · B C9

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