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Recognised as Colour

#6D9ACE

  • #6D9ACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D9ACE is a blue with RGB values 109, 154, 206 and HSL 212°, 50%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D9ACE#6D9ACE
HEX#6D9ACE
RGBrgb(109, 154, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6039, 0.8078
RGB percentages42.7%, 60.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(212.2, 49.7%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 47.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK47.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,054
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#926531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A92CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#43A6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA16D
Analogous#6DCACE, #716DCE
Triadic#CE6D9A, #9ACE6D
Split complementary#CE716D, #CBCE6D
Tetradic#CE6DCA, #CEA16D, #6DCE71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E9F4
Lighter +20%#B9CFE8
Lighter +10%#93B4DB
Darker −10%#4780C1
Darker −20%#36679F
Darker −30%#294E79
Darker −40%#1C3653
More saturated +25%#5598E6
Less saturated −25%#859CB6

Channel breakdown

R109
G154
B206
Red109 (42.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue212.16°
Saturation (HSL)49.74%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9A · B CE

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