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Colour

#6A9DFD

  • #6A9DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A9DFD is a blue with RGB values 106, 157, 253 and HSL 219°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6A9DFD#6A9DFD
HEX#6A9DFD
RGBrgb(106, 157, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6157, 0.9922
RGB percentages41.6%, 61.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.2, 97.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 58.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK58.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,987,261
CSS custom property--colour: #6A9DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#956202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6198FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDCA6A
Analogous#6AE7FD, #806AFD
Triadic#FD6A9D, #9DFD6A
Split complementary#FD806A, #E7FD6A
Tetradic#FD6AE7, #FDCA6A, #6AFD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFDFFE
Lighter +10%#9CBEFE
Darker −10%#387CFC
Darker −20%#055BFC
Darker −30%#0348CB
Darker −40%#023699
More saturated +25%#689CFF
Less saturated −25%#7DA3EA

Channel breakdown

R106
G157
B253
Red106 (41.6%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 9D · B FD

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