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Recognised as Colour

#6D94D8

  • #6D94D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D94D8 is a blue with RGB values 109, 148, 216 and HSL 218°, 58%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D94D8#6D94D8
HEX#6D94D8
RGBrgb(109, 148, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5804, 0.8471
RGB percentages42.7%, 58%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(218.1, 57.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 49.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK49.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,181,528
CSS custom property--colour: #6D94D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#926B27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A99DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3DA3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B16D
Analogous#6DC9D8, #7C6DD8
Triadic#D86D94, #94D86D
Split complementary#D87C6D, #C9D86D
Tetradic#D86DC9, #D8B16D, #6DD87B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6ECF8
Lighter +20%#BDCFEE
Lighter +10%#95B1E3
Darker −10%#4577CD
Darker −20%#2F5EB0
Darker −30%#244988
Darker −40%#1A335F
More saturated +25%#568EEF
Less saturated −25%#849AC1

Channel breakdown

R109
G148
B216
Red109 (42.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue218.13°
Saturation (HSL)57.84%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 94 · B D8

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