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Recognised as Colour

#6D9FE4

  • #6D9FE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6D9FE4 is a blue with RGB values 109, 159, 228 and HSL 215°, 69%, 66%. 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

#6D9FE4#6D9FE4
HEX#6D9FE4
RGBrgb(109, 159, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6235, 0.8941
RGB percentages42.7%, 62.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(214.8, 68.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 52.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK52.2%, 30.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,184,356
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9FE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#92601B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A3E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7598E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#2DAEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4B26D
Analogous#6DDAE4, #776DE4
Triadic#E46D9F, #9FE46D
Split complementary#E4776D, #DAE46D
Tetradic#E46DDA, #E4B26D, #6DE477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF4FC
Lighter +20%#C3D8F4
Lighter +10%#98BBEC
Darker −10%#4283DC
Darker −20%#2569C6
Darker −30%#1D529B
Darker −40%#153B70
More saturated +25%#579CFA
Less saturated −25%#83A2CE

Channel breakdown

R109
G159
B228
Red109 (42.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue214.79°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9F · B E4

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