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Recognised as Colour

#6FAFF7

  • #6FAFF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6FAFF7 is a blue with RGB values 111, 175, 247 and HSL 212°, 89%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FAFF7#6FAFF7
HEX#6FAFF7
RGBrgb(111, 175, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6863, 0.9686
RGB percentages43.5%, 68.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(211.8, 89.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 55.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK55.1%, 29.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,319,543
CSS custom property--colour: #6FAFF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#905008

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B2FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#01BFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Sky blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7B76F
Analogous#6FF3F7, #736FF7
Triadic#F76FAF, #AFF76F
Split complementary#F7736F, #F3F76F
Tetradic#F76FF3, #F7B76F, #6FF773

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E5FC
Lighter +10%#9FCAFA
Darker −10%#3F94F4
Darker −20%#0E79F2
Darker −30%#0B61C2
Darker −40%#084992
More saturated +25%#67AFFF
Less saturated −25%#82B0E4

Channel breakdown

R111
G175
B247
Red111 (43.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue211.76°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G AF · B F7

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