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Recognised as Colour

#6DAADE

  • #6DAADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DAADE is a blue with RGB values 109, 170, 222 and HSL 208°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DAADE#6DAADE
HEX#6DAADE
RGBrgb(109, 170, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6667, 0.8706
RGB percentages42.7%, 66.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(207.6, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,187,166
CSS custom property--colour: #6DAADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94ABE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#859FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#31B6BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEA16D
Analogous#6DDEDA, #6D71DE
Triadic#DE6DAA, #AADE6D
Split complementary#DE6D71, #DEDA6D
Tetradic#DA6DDE, #DEA16D, #71DE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF3FA
Lighter +20%#C0DAF1
Lighter +10%#97C2E7
Darker −10%#4392D5
Darker −20%#2A78BB
Darker −30%#215D91
Darker −40%#174368
More saturated +25%#57ACF4
Less saturated −25%#83A8C8

Channel breakdown

R109
G170
B222
Red109 (42.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue207.61°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AA · B DE

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