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Colour

#6D96FD

  • #6D96FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D96FD is a blue with RGB values 109, 150, 253 and HSL 223°, 97%, 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

#6D96FD#6D96FD
HEX#6D96FD
RGBrgb(109, 150, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5882, 0.9922
RGB percentages42.7%, 58.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(222.9, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 40.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,182,077
CSS custom property--colour: #6D96FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#926902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5794FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD46D
Analogous#6DDEFD, #8C6DFD
Triadic#FD6D96, #96FD6D
Split complementary#FD8C6D, #DEFD6D
Tetradic#FD6DDE, #FDD46D, #6DFD8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2DEFE
Lighter +10%#9FBAFE
Darker −10%#3B72FC
Darker −20%#084EFC
Darker −30%#033DCE
Darker −40%#022E9C
More saturated +25%#6B95FF
Less saturated −25%#809EEB

Channel breakdown

R109
G150
B253
Red109 (42.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue222.92°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 96 · B FD

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