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Recognised as Colour

#6D95FE

  • #6D95FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D95FE is a blue with RGB values 109, 149, 254 and HSL 223°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D95FE#6D95FE
HEX#6D95FE
RGBrgb(109, 149, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5843, 0.9961
RGB percentages42.7%, 58.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(223.4, 98.6%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 57.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK57.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,181,822
CSS custom property--colour: #6D95FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#926A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5493FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FED66D
Analogous#6DDEFE, #8D6DFE
Triadic#FE6D95, #95FE6D
Split complementary#FE8D6D, #DEFE6D
Tetradic#FE6DDE, #FED66D, #6DFE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DFFF
Lighter +10%#A0BAFE
Darker −10%#3A70FE
Darker −20%#084BFD
Darker −30%#013BD1
Darker −40%#012C9E
More saturated +25%#6C95FF
Less saturated −25%#7F9DEC

Channel breakdown

R109
G149
B254
Red109 (42.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue223.45°
Saturation (HSL)98.64%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 95 · B FE

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