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Recognised as Colour

#6FB2DB

  • #6FB2DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6FB2DB is a blue with RGB values 111, 178, 219 and HSL 203°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6FB2DB#6FB2DB
HEX#6FB2DB
RGBrgb(111, 178, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.698, 0.8588
RGB percentages43.5%, 69.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(202.8, 60%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 49.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK49.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,320,283
CSS custom property--colour: #6FB2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#904D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#37BDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB986F
Analogous#6FDBCE, #6F7CDB
Triadic#DB6FB2, #B2DB6F
Split complementary#DB6F7C, #DBCE6F
Tetradic#CE6FDB, #DB986F, #7CDB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F3FA
Lighter +20%#C1DEEF
Lighter +10%#98C8E5
Darker −10%#469CD1
Darker −20%#2E82B6
Darker −30%#23658E
Darker −40%#194865
More saturated +25%#58B7F2
Less saturated −25%#85ADC4

Channel breakdown

R111
G178
B219
Red111 (43.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue202.78°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G B2 · B DB

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