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Recognised as Colour

#6DA5D6

  • #6DA5D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6DA5D6 is a blue with RGB values 109, 165, 214 and HSL 208°, 56%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6DA5D6#6DA5D6
HEX#6DA5D6
RGBrgb(109, 165, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6471, 0.8392
RGB percentages42.7%, 64.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(208, 56.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 49.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK49.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,185,878
CSS custom property--colour: #6DA5D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#925A29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A6D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#839BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69E6D
Analogous#6DD6D3, #6D70D6
Triadic#D66DA5, #A5D66D
Split complementary#D66D70, #D6D36D
Tetradic#D36DD6, #D69E6D, #71D66D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4EFF8
Lighter +20%#BDD6EC
Lighter +10%#95BEE1
Darker −10%#458CCB
Darker −20%#3073AD
Darker −30%#255885
Darker −40%#1A3E5D
More saturated +25%#56A7ED
Less saturated −25%#84A3BF

Channel breakdown

R109
G165
B214
Red109 (42.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue208°
Saturation (HSL)56.15%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G A5 · B D6

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