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Recognised as Colour

#6C97D8

  • #6C97D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C97D8 is a blue with RGB values 108, 151, 216 and HSL 216°, 58%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C97D8#6C97D8
HEX#6C97D8
RGBrgb(108, 151, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5922, 0.8471
RGB percentages42.4%, 59.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(216.1, 58.1%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 50%, 84.7%)
CMYK50%, 30.1%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,116,760
CSS custom property--colour: #6C97D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#936827

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7191D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3AA5AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8AD6C
Analogous#6CCDD8, #776CD8
Triadic#D86C97, #97D86C
Split complementary#D8776C, #CDD86C
Tetradic#D86CCD, #D8AD6C, #6CD877

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EDF8
Lighter +20%#BDD0ED
Lighter +10%#94B4E3
Darker −10%#447ACD
Darker −20%#2F62AF
Darker −30%#244B87
Darker −40%#19355F
More saturated +25%#5592EF
Less saturated −25%#839CC1

Channel breakdown

R108
G151
B216
Red108 (42.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue216.11°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 97 · B D8

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