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Colour

#6DBAFF

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

#6DBAFF is a blue with RGB values 109, 186, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#6DBAFF#6DBAFF
HEX#6DBAFF
RGBrgb(109, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages42.7%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(208.4, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK57.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,191,295
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#924500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB26D
Analogous#6DFFFB, #6D71FF
Triadic#FF6DBA, #BAFF6D
Split complementary#FF6D71, #FFFB6D
Tetradic#FB6DFF, #FFB26D, #71FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3EAFF
Lighter +10%#A0D2FF
Darker −10%#3AA2FF
Darker −20%#078AFF
Darker −30%#006FD3
Darker −40%#0054A0
More saturated +25%#6DBAFF
Less saturated −25%#7FB9ED

Channel breakdown

R109
G186
B255
Red109 (42.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G BA · B FF

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