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Colour

#6D99AD

  • #6D99AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6D99AD is a cyan with RGB values 109, 153, 173 and HSL 199°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6D99AD#6D99AD
HEX#6D99AD
RGBrgb(109, 153, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6, 0.6784
RGB percentages42.7%, 60%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(198.8, 28.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 37%, 67.8%)
CMYK37%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,182,765
CSS custom property--colour: #6D99AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#926652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F97AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8590ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#569F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9Slate grey · ΔE 12Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD816D
Analogous#6DADA1, #6D79AD
Triadic#AD6D99, #99AD6D
Split complementary#AD6D79, #ADA16D
Tetradic#A16DAD, #AD816D, #79AD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F4F6
Lighter +30%#CFDDE4
Lighter +20%#AEC7D2
Lighter +10%#8EB0BF
Darker −10%#538094
Darker −20%#416373
Darker −30%#2E4753
Darker −40%#1C2B32
More saturated +25%#51A4CA
Less saturated −25%#8A8E91

Channel breakdown

R109
G153
B173
Red109 (42.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)28.07%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 99 · B AD

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