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Recognised as Colour

#6D97E7

  • #6D97E7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D97E7 is a blue with RGB values 109, 151, 231 and HSL 219°, 72%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D97E7#6D97E7
HEX#6D97E7
RGBrgb(109, 151, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5922, 0.9059
RGB percentages42.7%, 59.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(219.3, 71.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 52.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK52.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,182,311
CSS custom property--colour: #6D97E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#926818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779EEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6992E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2CA8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7BD6D
Analogous#6DD4E7, #806DE7
Triadic#E76D97, #97E76D
Split complementary#E7806D, #D4E76D
Tetradic#E76DD4, #E7BD6D, #6DE780

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F5FD
Lighter +20%#C5D5F5
Lighter +10%#99B6EE
Darker −10%#4178E0
Darker −20%#225CCC
Darker −30%#1A49A1
Darker −40%#133575
More saturated +25%#5890FC
Less saturated −25%#829ED2

Channel breakdown

R109
G151
B231
Red109 (42.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue219.34°
Saturation (HSL)71.76%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 97 · B E7

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