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Recognised as Colour

#6CA7F9

  • #6CA7F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6CA7F9 is a blue with RGB values 108, 167, 249 and HSL 215°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6CA7F9#6CA7F9
HEX#6CA7F9
RGBrgb(108, 167, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.6549, 0.9765
RGB percentages42.4%, 65.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(214.9, 92.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 56.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK56.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,120,889
CSS custom property--colour: #6CA7F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#935806

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ACFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#739FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BE6C
Analogous#6CEDF9, #786CF9
Triadic#F96CA7, #A7F96C
Split complementary#F9786C, #EDF96C
Tetradic#F96CED, #F9BE6C, #6CF978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEE2FD
Lighter +10%#9DC4FB
Darker −10%#3B8AF7
Darker −20%#0A6CF5
Darker −30%#0857C4
Darker −40%#064193
More saturated +25%#66A6FF
Less saturated −25%#7FAAE6

Channel breakdown

R108
G167
B249
Red108 (42.4%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue214.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G A7 · B F9

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