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Colour

#6C9DFB

  • #6C9DFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6C9DFB is a blue with RGB values 108, 157, 251 and HSL 219°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6C9DFB#6C9DFB
HEX#6C9DFB
RGBrgb(108, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages42.4%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(219.4, 94.7%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 57%, 98.4%)
CMYK57%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,118,331
CSS custom property--colour: #6C9DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#936204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6398F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.33, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCA6C
Analogous#6CE4FB, #836CFB
Triadic#FB6C9D, #9DFB6C
Split complementary#FB836C, #E4FB6C
Tetradic#FB6CE4, #FBCA6C, #6CFB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFDFFE
Lighter +10%#9EBEFC
Darker −10%#3A7CFA
Darker −20%#095BF8
Darker −30%#0548C9
Darker −40%#043697
More saturated +25%#689CFF
Less saturated −25%#7FA3E8

Channel breakdown

R108
G157
B251
Red108 (42.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue219.44°
Saturation (HSL)94.7%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 9D · B FB

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