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Recognised as Colour

#6FAED2

  • #6FAED2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6FAED2 is a blue with RGB values 111, 174, 210 and HSL 202°, 52%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6FAED2#6FAED2
HEX#6FAED2
RGBrgb(111, 174, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6824, 0.8235
RGB percentages43.5%, 68.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(201.8, 52.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 47.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK47.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,319,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6FAED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#90512D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DACD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#40B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2936F
Analogous#6FD2C4, #6F7DD2
Triadic#D26FAE, #AED26F
Split complementary#D26F7D, #D2C46F
Tetradic#C46FD2, #D2936F, #7DD26F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F0F6
Lighter +20%#BDDAEA
Lighter +10%#96C4DE
Darker −10%#4898C6
Darker −20%#347DA7
Darker −30%#286080
Darker −40%#1C4359
More saturated +25%#57B4EA
Less saturated −25%#87A8BA

Channel breakdown

R111
G174
B210
Red111 (43.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G AE · B D2

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