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Recognised as Colour

#6DA3DC

  • #6DA3DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6DA3DC is a blue with RGB values 109, 163, 220 and HSL 211°, 61%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6DA3DC#6DA3DC
HEX#6DA3DC
RGBrgb(109, 163, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6392, 0.8627
RGB percentages42.7%, 63.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(210.8, 61.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 50.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK50.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,372
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA3DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#925C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E9ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#35B0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA66D
Analogous#6DDADC, #6F6DDC
Triadic#DC6DA3, #A3DC6D
Split complementary#DC6F6D, #DBDC6D
Tetradic#DC6DDA, #DCA66D, #6DDC6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F1FA
Lighter +20%#BFD7F0
Lighter +10%#96BDE6
Darker −10%#4489D2
Darker −20%#2C70B7
Darker −30%#22578E
Darker −40%#183D65
More saturated +25%#56A2F3
Less saturated −25%#84A4C5

Channel breakdown

R109
G163
B220
Red109 (42.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue210.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A3 · B DC

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