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Recognised as Colour

#6E9DDF

  • #6E9DDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E9DDF is a blue with RGB values 110, 157, 223 and HSL 215°, 64%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E9DDF#6E9DDF
HEX#6E9DDF
RGBrgb(110, 157, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6157, 0.8745
RGB percentages43.1%, 61.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(215, 63.8%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 50.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK50.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,249,375
CSS custom property--colour: #6E9DDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#916220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A1E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7596DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#37ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB06E
Analogous#6ED5DF, #786EDF
Triadic#DF6E9D, #9DDF6E
Split complementary#DF786E, #D5DF6E
Tetradic#DF6ED5, #DFB06E, #6EDF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2FB
Lighter +20%#C2D5F1
Lighter +10%#98B9E8
Darker −10%#4481D6
Darker −20%#2A67BD
Darker −30%#215093
Darker −40%#173A6A
More saturated +25%#5899F5
Less saturated −25%#84A1C9

Channel breakdown

R110
G157
B223
Red110 (43.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue215.04°
Saturation (HSL)63.84%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 9D · B DF

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