Colour

#6195ED

#6195ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6195ED is a blue with RGB values 97, 149, 237 and HSL 218°, 80%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6195ED

RGBrgb(97, 149, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5843, 0.9294

RGB percentages38%, 58.4%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(217.7, 79.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 59.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK59.1%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,395,373

CSS custom property--colour: #6195ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#9E6A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#709CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D8FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 0.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 0.64, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDB961

Analogous#61DBED, #7361ED

Triadic#ED6195, #95ED61

Split complementary#ED7361, #DBED61

Tetradic#ED61DB, #EDB961, #61ED73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAF1FD

Lighter +20%#BDD2F7

Lighter +10%#8FB4F2

Darker −10%#3376E8

Darker −20%#185CD0

Darker −30%#1348A2

Darker −40%#0D3475

More saturated +25%#4F90FF

Less saturated −25%#779BD7

Channel breakdown

R97

G149

B237

Red97 (38%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue217.71°

Saturation (HSL)79.55%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 95 · B ED

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