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Recognised as Colour

#6D85BC

  • #6D85BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D85BC is a blue with RGB values 109, 133, 188 and HSL 222°, 37%, 58%. 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

#6D85BC#6D85BC
HEX#6D85BC
RGBrgb(109, 133, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5216, 0.7373
RGB percentages42.7%, 52.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(221.8, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK42%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,177,660
CSS custom property--colour: #6D85BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#927A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7289BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A82BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#529098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA46D
Analogous#6DADBC, #7C6DBC
Triadic#BC6D85, #85BC6D
Split complementary#BC7C6D, #ADBC6D
Tetradic#BC6DAD, #BCA46D, #6DBC7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFC
Lighter +30%#D6DDEC
Lighter +20%#B3BFDC
Lighter +10%#90A2CC
Darker −10%#4D69A9
Darker −20%#3D5386
Darker −30%#2D3E63
Darker −40%#1D2840
More saturated +25%#527BD7
Less saturated −25%#888FA1

Channel breakdown

R109
G133
B188
Red109 (42.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue221.77°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 85 · B BC

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