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Colour

#6DAFF2

  • #6DAFF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#6DAFF2 is a blue with RGB values 109, 175, 242 and HSL 210°, 84%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6DAFF2#6DAFF2
HEX#6DAFF2
RGBrgb(109, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages42.7%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(210.2, 83.6%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 55%, 94.9%)
CMYK55%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,188,466
CSS custom property--colour: #6DAFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#92500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B2F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#01BFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2B06D
Analogous#6DF1F2, #6E6DF2
Triadic#F26DAF, #AFF26D
Split complementary#F26E6D, #F2F26D
Tetradic#F26DF1, #F2B06D, #6DF26E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCFF
Lighter +20%#CBE2FA
Lighter +10%#9CC9F6
Darker −10%#3E95EE
Darker −20%#147CE5
Darker −30%#1062B6
Darker −40%#0C4987
More saturated +25%#60AFFF
Less saturated −25%#81AFDE

Channel breakdown

R109
G175
B242
Red109 (42.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue210.23°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G AF · B F2

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