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Colour

#6C9DEF

  • #6C9DEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C9DEF is a blue with RGB values 108, 157, 239 and HSL 218°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C9DEF#6C9DEF
HEX#6C9DEF
RGBrgb(108, 157, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6157, 0.9373
RGB percentages42.4%, 61.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(217.6, 80.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 54.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK54.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,118,319
CSS custom property--colour: #6C9DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#936210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA3F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C97EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#16AFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3Medium purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBE6C
Analogous#6CDFEF, #7C6CEF
Triadic#EF6C9D, #9DEF6C
Split complementary#EF7D6C, #DFEF6C
Tetradic#EF6CDF, #EFBE6C, #6CEF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FE
Lighter +20%#C8DAF9
Lighter +10%#9ABCF4
Darker −10%#3E7EEA
Darker −20%#1862DD
Darker −30%#134DAF
Darker −40%#0E3981
More saturated +25%#5C99FF
Less saturated −25%#80A2DB

Channel breakdown

R108
G157
B239
Red108 (42.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue217.56°
Saturation (HSL)80.37%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 9D · B EF

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