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Colour

#6FABEB

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

#6FABEB is a blue with RGB values 111, 171, 235 and HSL 211°, 76%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FABEB#6FABEB
HEX#6FABEB
RGBrgb(111, 171, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6706, 0.9216
RGB percentages43.5%, 67.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(211, 75.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211, 52.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK52.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,318,507
CSS custom property--colour: #6FABEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#905414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#26BAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAF6F
Analogous#6FE9EB, #716FEB
Triadic#EB6FAB, #ABEB6F
Split complementary#EB716F, #E9EB6F
Tetradic#EB6FE9, #EBAF6F, #6FEB71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9FE
Lighter +20%#C9DFF7
Lighter +10%#9CC5F1
Darker −10%#4291E5
Darker −20%#1E77D6
Darker −30%#185EA9
Darker −40%#11457D
More saturated +25%#5BAAFF
Less saturated −25%#84ACD7

Channel breakdown

R111
G171
B235
Red111 (43.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210.97°
Saturation (HSL)75.61%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G AB · B EB

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