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Recognised as Colour

#6DA3CB

  • #6DA3CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6DA3CB is a blue with RGB values 109, 163, 203 and HSL 206°, 47%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6DA3CB#6DA3CB
HEX#6DA3CB
RGBrgb(109, 163, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6392, 0.7961
RGB percentages42.7%, 63.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(205.5, 47.5%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 46.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK46.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,355
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#925C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A3CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8599CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#44ADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB956D
Analogous#6DCBC4, #6D74CB
Triadic#CB6DA3, #A3CB6D
Split complementary#CB6D74, #CBC46D
Tetradic#C46DCB, #CB956D, #74CB6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEEAF3
Lighter +20%#B8D2E6
Lighter +10%#93BBD8
Darker −10%#478BBE
Darker −20%#37709B
Darker −30%#2A5575
Darker −40%#1C3A50
More saturated +25%#54A7E4
Less saturated −25%#869FB2

Channel breakdown

R109
G163
B203
Red109 (42.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue205.53°
Saturation (HSL)47.47%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A3 · B CB

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