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Recognised as Colour

#6D84BF

  • #6D84BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D84BF is a blue with RGB values 109, 132, 191 and HSL 223°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D84BF#6D84BF
HEX#6D84BF
RGBrgb(109, 132, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5176, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 51.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(223.2, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 30.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,177,407
CSS custom property--colour: #6D84BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#927B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F89C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6782BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#509099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA86D
Analogous#6DADBF, #7F6DBF
Triadic#BF6D84, #84BF6D
Split complementary#BF7F6D, #ADBF6D
Tetradic#BF6DAD, #BFA86D, #6DBF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D7DEEE
Lighter +20%#B4C0DE
Lighter +10%#90A2CF
Darker −10%#4C67AD
Darker −20%#3C528A
Darker −30%#2D3D66
Darker −40%#1D2843
More saturated +25%#5378D9
Less saturated −25%#8790A5

Channel breakdown

R109
G132
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue223.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 84 · B BF

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