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Colour

#6D84FF

  • #6D84FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6D84FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 132, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6D84FF#6D84FF
HEX#6D84FF
RGBrgb(109, 132, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5176, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 51.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.5, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 48.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,177,471
CSS custom property--colour: #6D84FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#927B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4694FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E88FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE86D
Analogous#6DCDFF, #9F6DFF
Triadic#FF6D84, #84FF6D
Split complementary#FF9F6D, #CDFF6D
Tetradic#FF6DCD, #FFE86D, #6DFF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3DAFF
Lighter +10%#A0AFFF
Darker −10%#3A59FF
Darker −20%#072EFF
Darker −30%#0021D3
Darker −40%#0019A0
More saturated +25%#6D84FF
Less saturated −25%#7F91ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G132
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 84 · B FF

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