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Colour

#6D9BF4

  • #6D9BF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9BF4 is a blue with RGB values 109, 155, 244 and HSL 220°, 86%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D9BF4#6D9BF4
HEX#6D9BF4
RGBrgb(109, 155, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6078, 0.9569
RGB percentages42.7%, 60.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(219.6, 86%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 55.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK55.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,348
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9BF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#92640B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A3F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6696F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#10AFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.47, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4C66D
Analogous#6DDFF4, #826DF4
Triadic#F46D9B, #9BF46D
Split complementary#F4826D, #DFF46D
Tetradic#F46DDF, #F4C66D, #6DF482

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CCDCFB
Lighter +10%#9CBBF8
Darker −10%#3E7BF0
Darker −20%#125BE9
Darker −30%#0E49BA
Darker −40%#0A368B
More saturated +25%#6297FF
Less saturated −25%#81A1E0

Channel breakdown

R109
G155
B244
Red109 (42.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue219.56°
Saturation (HSL)85.99%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9B · B F4

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