Recognised as Colour

#6D86FD

#6D86FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#6D86FD is a blue with RGB values 109, 134, 253 and HSL 230°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6D86FD#6D86FD

HEX#6D86FD

RGBrgb(109, 134, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5255, 0.9922

RGB percentages42.7%, 52.5%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(229.6, 97.3%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 56.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK56.9%, 47%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,177,981

CSS custom property--colour: #6D86FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#927902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C95FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3689FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 17.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDE46D

Analogous#6DCEFD, #9C6DFD

Triadic#FD6D86, #86FD6D

Split complementary#FD9C6D, #CEFD6D

Tetradic#FD6DCE, #FDE46D, #6DFD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2D9FE

Lighter +10%#9FB0FE

Darker −10%#3B5CFC

Darker −20%#0833FC

Darker −30%#0326CE

Darker −40%#021D9C

More saturated +25%#6B85FF

Less saturated −25%#8092EB

Channel breakdown

R109

G134

B253

Red109 (42.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue229.58°

Saturation (HSL)97.3%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 86 · B FD

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