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Colour

#6C9DE2

  • #6C9DE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C9DE2 is a blue with RGB values 108, 157, 226 and HSL 215°, 67%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C9DE2#6C9DE2
HEX#6C9DE2
RGBrgb(108, 157, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6157, 0.8863
RGB percentages42.4%, 61.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(215.1, 67%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 52.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK52.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,118,306
CSS custom property--colour: #6C9DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#93621D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A1E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7396E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2DACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B16C
Analogous#6CD8E2, #766CE2
Triadic#E26C9D, #9DE26C
Split complementary#E2766C, #D8E26C
Tetradic#E26CD8, #E2B16C, #6CE276

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF2FB
Lighter +20%#C1D6F3
Lighter +10%#97B9EA
Darker −10%#4181DA
Darker −20%#2667C2
Darker −30%#1E5097
Darker −40%#153A6D
More saturated +25%#5699F8
Less saturated −25%#82A1CC

Channel breakdown

R108
G157
B226
Red108 (42.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue215.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 9D · B E2

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