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Colour

#6DB3DE

  • #6DB3DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6DB3DE is a blue with RGB values 109, 179, 222 and HSL 203°, 63%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DB3DE#6DB3DE
HEX#6DB3DE
RGBrgb(109, 179, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.702, 0.8706
RGB percentages42.7%, 70.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(202.8, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK50.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,189,470
CSS custom property--colour: #6DB3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#924C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2EBEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE986D
Analogous#6DDED0, #6D7BDE
Triadic#DE6DB3, #B3DE6D
Split complementary#DE6D7B, #DED16D
Tetradic#D06DDE, #DE986D, #7ADE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF4FA
Lighter +20%#C0DEF1
Lighter +10%#97C9E7
Darker −10%#439DD5
Darker −20%#2A84BB
Darker −30%#216691
Darker −40%#174968
More saturated +25%#57B8F4
Less saturated −25%#83AEC8

Channel breakdown

R109
G179
B222
Red109 (42.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue202.83°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G B3 · B DE

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