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Recognised as Colour

#6D9DF4

  • #6D9DF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9DF4 is a blue with RGB values 109, 157, 244 and HSL 219°, 86%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D9DF4#6D9DF4
HEX#6D9DF4
RGBrgb(109, 157, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6157, 0.9569
RGB percentages42.7%, 61.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(218.7, 86%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 55.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK55.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,860
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9DF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#92620B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A4F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6998F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0EB0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.14, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4C46D
Analogous#6DE1F4, #806DF4
Triadic#F46D9D, #9DF46D
Split complementary#F4806D, #E1F46D
Tetradic#F46DE1, #F4C46D, #6DF480

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#CCDDFB
Lighter +10%#9CBDF8
Darker −10%#3E7DF0
Darker −20%#125EE9
Darker −30%#0E4BBA
Darker −40%#0A388B
More saturated +25%#629AFF
Less saturated −25%#81A3E0

Channel breakdown

R109
G157
B244
Red109 (42.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue218.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.99%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9D · B F4

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