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Colour

#6AA5FD

  • #6AA5FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6AA5FD is a blue with RGB values 106, 165, 253 and HSL 216°, 97%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6AA5FD#6AA5FD
HEX#6AA5FD
RGBrgb(106, 165, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.6471, 0.9922
RGB percentages41.6%, 64.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(215.9, 97.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 58.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK58.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,989,309
CSS custom property--colour: #6AA5FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#955A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC26A
Analogous#6AEEFD, #796AFD
Triadic#FD6AA5, #A5FD6A
Split complementary#FD796A, #EEFD6A
Tetradic#FD6AEE, #FDC26A, #6AFD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFE2FE
Lighter +10%#9CC3FE
Darker −10%#3887FC
Darker −20%#0568FC
Darker −30%#0353CB
Darker −40%#023F99
More saturated +25%#68A5FF
Less saturated −25%#7DA9EA

Channel breakdown

R106
G165
B253
Red106 (41.6%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue215.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G A5 · B FD

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