Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#6FA4DE

  • #6FA4DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6FA4DE is a blue with RGB values 111, 164, 222 and HSL 211°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6FA4DE#6FA4DE
HEX#6FA4DE
RGBrgb(111, 164, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6431, 0.8706
RGB percentages43.5%, 64.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(211.4, 62.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 50%, 87.1%)
CMYK50%, 26.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,702
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#905B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA6E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9BDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#39B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA96F
Analogous#6FDCDE, #726FDE
Triadic#DE6FA4, #A4DE6F
Split complementary#DE726F, #DCDE6F
Tetradic#DE6FDC, #DEA96F, #6FDE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3FB
Lighter +20%#C2D8F1
Lighter +10%#98BEE8
Darker −10%#468AD4
Darker −20%#2B70BC
Darker −30%#225792
Darker −40%#183F69
More saturated +25%#59A3F4
Less saturated −25%#85A5C8

Channel breakdown

R111
G164
B222
Red111 (43.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue211.35°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A4 · B DE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6fa4de” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.