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Recognised as Colour

#6DA4FD

  • #6DA4FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6DA4FD is a blue with RGB values 109, 164, 253 and HSL 217°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6DA4FD#6DA4FD
HEX#6DA4FD
RGBrgb(109, 164, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6431, 0.9922
RGB percentages42.7%, 64.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(217.1, 97.3%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 56.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK56.9%, 35.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,661
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA4FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#925B02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7Light skyblue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDC66D
Analogous#6DECFD, #7E6DFD
Triadic#FD6DA4, #A4FD6D
Split complementary#FD7E6D, #ECFD6D
Tetradic#FD6DEC, #FDC66D, #6DFD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E3FE
Lighter +10%#9FC3FE
Darker −10%#3B85FC
Darker −20%#0865FC
Darker −30%#0350CE
Darker −40%#023D9C
More saturated +25%#6BA4FF
Less saturated −25%#80A8EB

Channel breakdown

R109
G164
B253
Red109 (42.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue217.08°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A4 · B FD

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