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Colour

#6E9DFF

  • #6E9DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6E9DFF is a blue with RGB values 110, 157, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6E9DFF#6E9DFF
HEX#6E9DFF
RGBrgb(110, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages43.1%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.6, 100%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 56.9%, 100%)
CMYK56.9%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,249,407
CSS custom property--colour: #6E9DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#916200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6199FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD06E
Analogous#6EE5FF, #876EFF
Triadic#FF6E9D, #9DFF6E
Split complementary#FF886E, #E5FF6E
Tetradic#FF6EE5, #FFD06E, #6EFF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4E2FF
Lighter +10%#A1BFFF
Darker −10%#3B7BFF
Darker −20%#0858FF
Darker −30%#0045D4
Darker −40%#0034A1
More saturated +25%#6E9DFF
Less saturated −25%#80A3ED

Channel breakdown

R110
G157
B255
Red110 (43.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 9D · B FF

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