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Recognised as Colour

#6A9EFF

  • #6A9EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6A9EFF is a blue with RGB values 106, 158, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 71%. 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

#6A9EFF#6A9EFF
HEX#6A9EFF
RGBrgb(106, 158, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6196, 1
RGB percentages41.6%, 62%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK58.4%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,987,519
CSS custom property--colour: #6A9EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#956100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6199FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB6A
Analogous#6AE8FF, #806AFF
Triadic#FF6A9E, #9EFF6A
Split complementary#FF816A, #E8FF6A
Tetradic#FF6AE8, #FFCB6A, #6AFF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0E0FF
Lighter +10%#9DBFFF
Darker −10%#377DFF
Darker −20%#045CFF
Darker −30%#0049D0
Darker −40%#00379D
More saturated +25%#6A9EFF
Less saturated −25%#7DA4EC

Channel breakdown

R106
G158
B255
Red106 (41.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 9E · B FF

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