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Colour

#6A9CFF

  • #6A9CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A9CFF is a blue with RGB values 106, 156, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A9CFF#6A9CFF
HEX#6A9CFF
RGBrgb(106, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.9, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,987,007
CSS custom property--colour: #6A9CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#956300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCD6A
Analogous#6AE7FF, #836AFF
Triadic#FF6A9C, #9CFF6A
Split complementary#FF836A, #E6FF6A
Tetradic#FF6AE6, #FFCD6A, #6AFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E0FF
Lighter +10%#9DBEFF
Darker −10%#377AFF
Darker −20%#0458FF
Darker −30%#0046D0
Darker −40%#00359D
More saturated +25%#6A9CFF
Less saturated −25%#7DA2EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G156
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 9C · B FF

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