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Recognised as Colour

#6D85BF

  • #6D85BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D85BF is a blue with RGB values 109, 133, 191 and HSL 222°, 39%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D85BF#6D85BF
HEX#6D85BF
RGBrgb(109, 133, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5216, 0.749
RGB percentages42.7%, 52.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(222.4, 39%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 42.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,177,663
CSS custom property--colour: #6D85BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#927A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#708AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6883BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50919Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA76D
Analogous#6DAEBF, #7E6DBF
Triadic#BF6D85, #85BF6D
Split complementary#BF7E6D, #AEBF6D
Tetradic#BF6DAE, #BFA76D, #6DBF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D7DEEE
Lighter +20%#B4C0DE
Lighter +10%#90A3CF
Darker −10%#4C68AD
Darker −20%#3C538A
Darker −30%#2D3E66
Darker −40%#1D2843
More saturated +25%#537AD9
Less saturated −25%#8790A5

Channel breakdown

R109
G133
B191
Red109 (42.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)39.05%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 85 · B BF

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