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Recognised as Colour

#6FA3EF

  • #6FA3EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6FA3EF is a blue with RGB values 111, 163, 239 and HSL 216°, 80%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FA3EF#6FA3EF
HEX#6FA3EF
RGBrgb(111, 163, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6392, 0.9373
RGB percentages43.5%, 63.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.6, 80%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 53.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK53.6%, 31.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,463
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA3EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#905C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A8F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#759CEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#23B4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBB6F
Analogous#6FE3EF, #7B6FEF
Triadic#EF6FA3, #A3EF6F
Split complementary#EF7B6F, #E3EF6F
Tetradic#EF6FE3, #EFBB6F, #6FEF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFE
Lighter +20%#CBDEF9
Lighter +10%#9DC0F4
Darker −10%#4186EA
Darker −20%#1969DF
Darker −30%#1454B1
Darker −40%#0F3E83
More saturated +25%#5FA0FF
Less saturated −25%#83A7DB

Channel breakdown

R111
G163
B239
Red111 (43.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.63°
Saturation (HSL)80%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A3 · B EF

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