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Colour

#6D7DC2

  • #6D7DC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D7DC2 is a blue with RGB values 109, 125, 194 and HSL 229°, 41%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D7DC2#6D7DC2
HEX#6D7DC2
RGBrgb(109, 125, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4902, 0.7608
RGB percentages42.7%, 49%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(228.7, 41.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 43.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK43.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,175,618
CSS custom property--colour: #6D7DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#92823D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6484C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#508B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B26D
Analogous#6DA7C2, #886DC2
Triadic#C26D7D, #7DC26D
Split complementary#C2886D, #A8C26D
Tetradic#C26DA7, #C2B26D, #6DC288

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#D9DDEF
Lighter +20%#B5BDE0
Lighter +10%#919DD1
Darker −10%#4A5EB2
Darker −20%#3B4B8E
Darker −30%#2C386A
Darker −40%#1D2546
More saturated +25%#536DDC
Less saturated −25%#878DA8

Channel breakdown

R109
G125
B194
Red109 (42.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue228.71°
Saturation (HSL)41.06%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 7D · B C2

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