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Recognised as Colour

#6D98EF

  • #6D98EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D98EF is a blue with RGB values 109, 152, 239 and HSL 220°, 80%, 68%. 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

#6D98EF#6D98EF
HEX#6D98EF
RGBrgb(109, 152, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5961, 0.9373
RGB percentages42.7%, 59.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(220.2, 80.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 54.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK54.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,182,575
CSS custom property--colour: #6D98EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#926710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6594EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1FABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.88, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFC46D
Analogous#6DD9EF, #836DEF
Triadic#EF6D98, #98EF6D
Split complementary#EF836D, #D9EF6D
Tetradic#EF6DD9, #EFC46D, #6DEF83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#C9D9F9
Lighter +10%#9BB8F4
Darker −10%#3F78EA
Darker −20%#185ADE
Darker −30%#1347B0
Darker −40%#0E3482
More saturated +25%#5D93FF
Less saturated −25%#819FDB

Channel breakdown

R109
G152
B239
Red109 (42.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue220.15°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 98 · B EF

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