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Colour

#6D8EEF

  • #6D8EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D8EEF is a blue with RGB values 109, 142, 239 and HSL 225°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D8EEF#6D8EEF
HEX#6D8EEF
RGBrgb(109, 142, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5569, 0.9373
RGB percentages42.7%, 55.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(224.8, 80.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 54.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK54.4%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,180,015
CSS custom property--colour: #6D8EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#927110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6598F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#568DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#23A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCE6D
Analogous#6DCFEF, #8D6DEF
Triadic#EF6D8E, #8EEF6D
Split complementary#EF8D6D, #CFEF6D
Tetradic#EF6DCF, #EFCE6D, #6DEF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#C9D5F9
Lighter +10%#9BB2F4
Darker −10%#3F6AEA
Darker −20%#184ADE
Darker −30%#133BB0
Darker −40%#0E2C82
More saturated +25%#5D86FF
Less saturated −25%#8198DB

Channel breakdown

R109
G142
B239
Red109 (42.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue224.77°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 8E · B EF

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