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Recognised as Colour

#6FA8DD

  • #6FA8DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6FA8DD is a blue with RGB values 111, 168, 221 and HSL 209°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6FA8DD#6FA8DD
HEX#6FA8DD
RGBrgb(111, 168, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6588, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.5%, 65.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(208.9, 61.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 49.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK49.8%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,317,725
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA8DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#905722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#849EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#39B4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDA46F
Analogous#6FDDDB, #6F71DD
Triadic#DD6FA8, #A8DD6F
Split complementary#DD6F71, #DDDB6F
Tetradic#DB6FDD, #DDA46F, #71DD6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3FA
Lighter +20%#C2DAF0
Lighter +10%#98C1E7
Darker −10%#468FD3
Darker −20%#2C76BA
Darker −30%#225C91
Darker −40%#184168
More saturated +25%#59A9F3
Less saturated −25%#85A7C7

Channel breakdown

R111
G168
B221
Red111 (43.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue208.91°
Saturation (HSL)61.8%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A8 · B DD

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