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Colour

#6D9DF7

  • #6D9DF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9DF7 is a blue with RGB values 109, 157, 247 and HSL 219°, 90%, 70%. 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

#6D9DF7#6D9DF7
HEX#6D9DF7
RGBrgb(109, 157, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6157, 0.9686
RGB percentages42.7%, 61.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(219.1, 89.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 55.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK55.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,863
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9DF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#926208

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A5FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6798F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.16, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7C76D
Analogous#6DE2F7, #826DF7
Triadic#F76D9D, #9DF76D
Split complementary#F7826D, #E2F76D
Tetradic#F76DE2, #F7C76D, #6DF782

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CEDEFC
Lighter +10%#9DBDFA
Darker −10%#3D7DF4
Darker −20%#0D5CF1
Darker −30%#0B4AC0
Darker −40%#083790
More saturated +25%#659BFF
Less saturated −25%#80A3E4

Channel breakdown

R109
G157
B247
Red109 (42.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)89.61%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9D · B F7

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