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Recognised as Colour

#6DBDEE

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

#6DBDEE is a blue with RGB values 109, 189, 238 and HSL 203°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6DBDEE#6DBDEE
HEX#6DBDEE
RGBrgb(109, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages42.7%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(202.8, 79.1%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 54.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK54.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,192,046
CSS custom property--colour: #6DBDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#924211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6BCF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AEEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.1Sky blue · ΔE 12.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Light blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9E6D
Analogous#6DEEDF, #6D7CEE
Triadic#EE6DBD, #BDEE6D
Split complementary#EE6D7C, #EEDF6D
Tetradic#DF6DEE, #EE9E6D, #7DEE6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FBFE
Lighter +20%#C8E6F9
Lighter +10%#9BD2F3
Darker −10%#3FA8E9
Darker −20%#1A92DB
Darker −30%#1473AE
Darker −40%#0F5580
More saturated +25%#5CC1FF
Less saturated −25%#81B8DA

Channel breakdown

R109
G189
B238
Red109 (42.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue202.79°
Saturation (HSL)79.14%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G BD · B EE

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