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Recognised as Colour

#6D9BF7

  • #6D9BF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9BF7 is a blue with RGB values 109, 155, 247 and HSL 220°, 90%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D9BF7#6D9BF7
HEX#6D9BF7
RGBrgb(109, 155, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6078, 0.9686
RGB percentages42.7%, 60.8%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220, 89.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 55.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK55.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,351
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9BF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#926408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A3FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6497F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#02AFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.27, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7C96D
Analogous#6DE0F7, #846DF7
Triadic#F76D9B, #9BF76D
Split complementary#F7846D, #E0F76D
Tetradic#F76DE0, #F7C96D, #6DF784

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CEDDFC
Lighter +10%#9DBCFA
Darker −10%#3D7AF4
Darker −20%#0D59F1
Darker −30%#0B47C0
Darker −40%#083590
More saturated +25%#6598FF
Less saturated −25%#80A1E4

Channel breakdown

R109
G155
B247
Red109 (42.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)89.61%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9B · B F7

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