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Recognised as Colour

#6A97FC

  • #6A97FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A97FC is a blue with RGB values 106, 151, 252 and HSL 222°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A97FC#6A97FC
HEX#6A97FC
RGBrgb(106, 151, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5922, 0.9882
RGB percentages41.6%, 59.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(221.5, 96.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 57.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK57.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,985,724
CSS custom property--colour: #6A97FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#956803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6BA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5894FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCCF6A
Analogous#6AE0FC, #866AFC
Triadic#FC6A97, #97FC6A
Split complementary#FC866A, #E0FC6A
Tetradic#FC6AE0, #FCCF6A, #6AFC86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEDDFE
Lighter +10%#9CBAFD
Darker −10%#3874FB
Darker −20%#0651FA
Darker −30%#0441C9
Darker −40%#033197
More saturated +25%#6796FF
Less saturated −25%#7D9EE9

Channel breakdown

R106
G151
B252
Red106 (41.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue221.51°
Saturation (HSL)96.05%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 97 · B FC

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