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Colour

#6F97E9

  • #6F97E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F97E9 is a blue with RGB values 111, 151, 233 and HSL 220°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F97E9#6F97E9
HEX#6F97E9
RGBrgb(111, 151, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5922, 0.9137
RGB percentages43.5%, 59.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(220.3, 73.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 52.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK52.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,313,385
CSS custom property--colour: #6F97E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#906816

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6893E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#31A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9C16F
Analogous#6FD4E9, #846FE9
Triadic#E96F97, #97E96F
Split complementary#E9846F, #D4E96F
Tetradic#E96FD4, #E9C16F, #6FE984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F7FD
Lighter +20%#C7D7F7
Lighter +10%#9BB7F0
Darker −10%#4377E2
Darker −20%#205AD2
Darker −30%#1947A6
Darker −40%#133479
More saturated +25%#5A90FE
Less saturated −25%#849ED4

Channel breakdown

R111
G151
B233
Red111 (43.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue220.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 97 · B E9

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