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Recognised as Colour

#6C95FF

  • #6C95FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6C95FF is a blue with RGB values 108, 149, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6C95FF#6C95FF
HEX#6C95FF
RGBrgb(108, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages42.4%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.3, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK57.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,116,287
CSS custom property--colour: #6C95FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#936A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD66C
Analogous#6CDFFF, #8C6CFF
Triadic#FF6C95, #95FF6C
Split complementary#FF8C6C, #DFFF6C
Tetradic#FF6CDF, #FFD66C, #6CFF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DFFF
Lighter +10%#9FBAFF
Darker −10%#3970FF
Darker −20%#064BFF
Darker −30%#003BD2
Darker −40%#002C9F
More saturated +25%#6C95FF
Less saturated −25%#7E9DED

Channel breakdown

R108
G149
B255
Red108 (42.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 95 · B FF

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