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Recognised as Colour

#6A9CED

  • #6A9CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A9CED is a blue with RGB values 106, 156, 237 and HSL 217°, 78%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A9CED#6A9CED
HEX#6A9CED
RGBrgb(106, 156, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6118, 0.9294
RGB percentages41.6%, 61.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 78.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 55.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK55.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,986,989
CSS custom property--colour: #6A9CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#956312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B96EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0DAEB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBB6A
Analogous#6ADDED, #7A6AED
Triadic#ED6A9C, #9CED6A
Split complementary#ED7A6A, #DDED6A
Tetradic#ED6ADD, #EDBB6A, #6AED7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FD
Lighter +20%#C5D8F8
Lighter +10%#98BAF2
Darker −10%#3C7EE8
Darker −20%#1A62D7
Darker −30%#144DAA
Darker −40%#0F397C
More saturated +25%#5898FF
Less saturated −25%#7FA1D8

Channel breakdown

R106
G156
B237
Red106 (41.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue217.1°
Saturation (HSL)78.44%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 9C · B ED

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