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Recognised as Colour

#6F9AED

  • #6F9AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F9AED is a blue with RGB values 111, 154, 237 and HSL 220°, 78%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F9AED#6F9AED
HEX#6F9AED
RGBrgb(111, 154, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6039, 0.9294
RGB percentages43.5%, 60.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(219.5, 77.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 53.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK53.2%, 35%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,314,157
CSS custom property--colour: #6F9AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#906512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A1F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A95EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2AACB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 29.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.66, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC26F
Analogous#6FD9ED, #836FED
Triadic#ED6F9A, #9AED6F
Split complementary#ED836F, #D9ED6F
Tetradic#ED6FD9, #EDC26F, #6FED83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#CADAF8
Lighter +10%#9CBAF3
Darker −10%#427AE7
Darker −20%#1B5DDB
Darker −30%#1649AD
Darker −40%#103680
More saturated +25%#5D94FF
Less saturated −25%#83A0D9

Channel breakdown

R111
G154
B237
Red111 (43.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue219.52°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 9A · B ED

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