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Recognised as Colour

#6FA5DD

  • #6FA5DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6FA5DD is a blue with RGB values 111, 165, 221 and HSL 211°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6FA5DD#6FA5DD
HEX#6FA5DD
RGBrgb(111, 165, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6471, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.5%, 64.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(210.5, 61.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 49.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,316,957
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA5DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#905A22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA7E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#809CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#39B2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Sky blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA76F
Analogous#6FDCDD, #706FDD
Triadic#DD6FA5, #A5DD6F
Split complementary#DD706F, #DCDD6F
Tetradic#DD6FDC, #DDA76F, #6FDD70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2FA
Lighter +20%#C2D9F0
Lighter +10%#98BFE7
Darker −10%#468BD3
Darker −20%#2C72BA
Darker −30%#225891
Darker −40%#183F68
More saturated +25%#59A5F3
Less saturated −25%#85A5C7

Channel breakdown

R111
G165
B221
Red111 (43.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue210.55°
Saturation (HSL)61.8%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A5 · B DD

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