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Colour

#6DA1FF

  • #6DA1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6DA1FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 161, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6DA1FF#6DA1FF
HEX#6DA1FF
RGBrgb(109, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.6, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,184,895
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#925E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#679BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCB6D
Analogous#6DEAFF, #826DFF
Triadic#FF6DA1, #A1FF6D
Split complementary#FF826D, #EAFF6D
Tetradic#FF6DEA, #FFCB6D, #6DFF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E3FF
Lighter +10%#A0C2FF
Darker −10%#3A80FF
Darker −20%#075FFF
Darker −30%#004BD3
Darker −40%#0039A0
More saturated +25%#6DA1FF
Less saturated −25%#7FA6ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G161
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A1 · B FF

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