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Colour

#6DA0EB

  • #6DA0EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6DA0EB is a blue with RGB values 109, 160, 235 and HSL 216°, 76%, 67%. 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

#6DA0EB#6DA0EB
HEX#6DA0EB
RGBrgb(109, 160, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6275, 0.9216
RGB percentages42.7%, 62.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(215.7, 75.9%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 53.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK53.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,184,619
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA0EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#925F14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A5EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7299E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#23B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 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 text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB86D
Analogous#6DDFEB, #796DEB
Triadic#EB6DA0, #A0EB6D
Split complementary#EB796D, #DFEB6D
Tetradic#EB6DDF, #EBB86D, #6DEB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F8FD
Lighter +20%#C7DAF7
Lighter +10%#9ABDF1
Darker −10%#4083E5
Darker −20%#1D68D5
Darker −30%#1752A8
Darker −40%#113C7B
More saturated +25%#599CFF
Less saturated −25%#82A4D6

Channel breakdown

R109
G160
B235
Red109 (42.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue215.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.9%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A0 · B EB

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