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Colour

#6FAAFF

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

#6FAAFF is a blue with RGB values 111, 170, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FAAFF#6FAAFF
HEX#6FAAFF
RGBrgb(111, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages43.5%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.4, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK56.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,318,271
CSS custom property--colour: #6FAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#905500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC46F
Analogous#6FF2FF, #7C6FFF
Triadic#FF6FAA, #AAFF6F
Split complementary#FF7C6F, #F2FF6F
Tetradic#FF6FF2, #FFC46F, #6FFF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E6FF
Lighter +10%#A2C8FF
Darker −10%#3C8CFF
Darker −20%#096EFF
Darker −30%#0057D5
Darker −40%#0042A2
More saturated +25%#6FAAFF
Less saturated −25%#81ADED

Channel breakdown

R111
G170
B255
Red111 (43.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G AA · B FF

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