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Colour

#6D9DFA

  • #6D9DFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9DFA is a blue with RGB values 109, 157, 250 and HSL 220°, 93%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6D9DFA#6D9DFA
HEX#6D9DFA
RGBrgb(109, 157, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6157, 0.9804
RGB percentages42.7%, 61.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(219.6, 93.4%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 56.4%, 98%)
CMYK56.4%, 37.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,866
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#926205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6498F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FACA6D
Analogous#6DE3FA, #846DFA
Triadic#FA6D9D, #9DFA6D
Split complementary#FA846D, #E3FA6D
Tetradic#FA6DE3, #FACA6D, #6DFA84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0DFFD
Lighter +10%#9EBEFC
Darker −10%#3C7CF8
Darker −20%#0A5BF7
Darker −30%#0748C7
Darker −40%#053696
More saturated +25%#689BFF
Less saturated −25%#80A3E7

Channel breakdown

R109
G157
B250
Red109 (42.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)93.38%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9D · B FA

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