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Recognised as Colour

#6C90F9

  • #6C90F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6C90F9 is a blue with RGB values 108, 144, 249 and HSL 225°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6C90F9#6C90F9
HEX#6C90F9
RGBrgb(108, 144, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5647, 0.9765
RGB percentages42.4%, 56.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 92.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 56.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,115,001
CSS custom property--colour: #6C90F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#936F06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629CFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F8FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9D56C
Analogous#6CD7F9, #8F6CF9
Triadic#F96C90, #90F96C
Split complementary#F98E6C, #D7F96C
Tetradic#F96CD6, #F9D56C, #6CF98E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEDAFD
Lighter +10%#9DB5FB
Darker −10%#3B6BF7
Darker −20%#0A46F5
Darker −30%#0838C4
Darker −40%#062A93
More saturated +25%#668DFF
Less saturated −25%#7F99E6

Channel breakdown

R108
G144
B249
Red108 (42.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 90 · B F9

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