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Recognised as Colour

#6FA7FF

  • #6FA7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6FA7FF is a blue with RGB values 111, 167, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FA7FF#6FA7FF
HEX#6FA7FF
RGBrgb(111, 167, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6549, 1
RGB percentages43.5%, 65.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.7, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK56.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,317,503
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#905800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC76F
Analogous#6FEFFF, #7F6FFF
Triadic#FF6FA7, #A7FF6F
Split complementary#FF7F6F, #EFFF6F
Tetradic#FF6FEF, #FFC76F, #6FFF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E5FF
Lighter +10%#A2C6FF
Darker −10%#3C88FF
Darker −20%#0969FF
Darker −30%#0053D5
Darker −40%#003FA2
More saturated +25%#6FA7FF
Less saturated −25%#81ABED

Channel breakdown

R111
G167
B255
Red111 (43.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A7 · B FF

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