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Recognised as Colour

#6DB5FF

  • #6DB5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6DB5FF is a blue with RGB values 109, 181, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6DB5FF#6DB5FF
HEX#6DB5FF
RGBrgb(109, 181, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7098, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 71%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.4, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,190,015
CSS custom property--colour: #6DB5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#924A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#83AAFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB76D
Analogous#6DFEFF, #6E6DFF
Triadic#FF6DB5, #B5FF6D
Split complementary#FF6E6D, #FEFF6D
Tetradic#FF6DFE, #FFB76D, #6DFF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E9FF
Lighter +10%#A0CFFF
Darker −10%#3A9BFF
Darker −20%#0781FF
Darker −30%#0068D3
Darker −40%#004FA0
More saturated +25%#6DB5FF
Less saturated −25%#7FB5ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G181
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G B5 · B FF

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