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Recognised as Colour

#6DABDC

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

#6DABDC is a blue with RGB values 109, 171, 220 and HSL 206°, 61%, 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

#6DABDC#6DABDC
HEX#6DABDC
RGBrgb(109, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages42.7%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(206.5, 61.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 50.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK50.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,187,420
CSS custom property--colour: #6DABDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#925423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96ABDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#33B7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC9E6D
Analogous#6DDCD5, #6D74DC
Triadic#DC6DAB, #ABDC6D
Split complementary#DC6D74, #DCD66D
Tetradic#D56DDC, #DC9E6D, #73DC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F2FA
Lighter +20%#BFDAF0
Lighter +10%#96C3E6
Darker −10%#4493D2
Darker −20%#2C7AB7
Darker −30%#225E8E
Darker −40%#184365
More saturated +25%#56AEF3
Less saturated −25%#84A8C5

Channel breakdown

R109
G171
B220
Red109 (42.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue206.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.33%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AB · B DC

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