Colour

#6D97F6

#6D97F6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D97F6 is a blue with RGB values 109, 151, 246 and HSL 222°, 88%, 70%. 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

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HEX#6D97F6

RGBrgb(109, 151, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5922, 0.9647

RGB percentages42.7%, 59.2%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(221.6, 88.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 55.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK55.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,182,326

CSS custom property--colour: #6D97F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#926809

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6FA0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E94F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0BACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 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 text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5 Steel blue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.6, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F6CC6D

Analogous#6DDBF6, #886DF6

Triadic#F66D97, #97F66D

Split complementary#F6886D, #DBF66D

Tetradic#F66DDB, #F6CC6D, #6DF688

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFEFF

Lighter +20%#CDDBFC

Lighter +10%#9DB9F9

Darker −10%#3D75F3

Darker −20%#0F53EE

Darker −30%#0C42BE

Darker −40%#09328E

More saturated +25%#6494FF

Less saturated −25%#809EE3

Channel breakdown

R109

G151

B246

Red109 (42.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue221.61°

Saturation (HSL)88.39%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 97 · B F6

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