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Colour

#6DA2FF

  • #6DA2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6DA2FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 162, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6DA2FF#6DA2FF
HEX#6DA2FF
RGBrgb(109, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.2, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,151
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#925D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#689CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C4no 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 text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA6D
Analogous#6DEBFF, #816DFF
Triadic#FF6DA2, #A2FF6D
Split complementary#FF816D, #EBFF6D
Tetradic#FF6DEB, #FFCA6D, #6DFF81

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%#3A82FF
Darker −20%#0761FF
Darker −30%#004DD3
Darker −40%#003AA0
More saturated +25%#6DA2FF
Less saturated −25%#7FA7ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G162
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A2 · B FF

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