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Colour

#6FB8FF

  • #6FB8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6FB8FF is a blue with RGB values 111, 184, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6FB8FF#6FB8FF
HEX#6FB8FF
RGBrgb(111, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages43.5%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK56.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,321,855
CSS custom property--colour: #6FB8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#904700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Sky blue · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB66F
Analogous#6FFFFE, #6F70FF
Triadic#FF6FB8, #B8FF6F
Split complementary#FF6F70, #FFFE6F
Tetradic#FE6FFF, #FFB66F, #70FF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5EAFF
Lighter +10%#A2D1FF
Darker −10%#3C9FFF
Darker −20%#0986FF
Darker −30%#006CD5
Darker −40%#0052A2
More saturated +25%#6FB8FF
Less saturated −25%#81B8ED

Channel breakdown

R111
G184
B255
Red111 (43.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G B8 · B FF

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