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Recognised as Colour

#6F9FFC

  • #6F9FFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6F9FFC is a blue with RGB values 111, 159, 252 and HSL 220°, 96%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6F9FFC#6F9FFC
HEX#6F9FFC
RGBrgb(111, 159, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6235, 0.9882
RGB percentages43.5%, 62.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(219.6, 95.9%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 56%, 98.8%)
CMYK56%, 36.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,315,452
CSS custom property--colour: #6F9FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#906003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#679AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.55, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCCC6F
Analogous#6FE5FC, #866FFC
Triadic#FC6F9F, #9FFC6F
Split complementary#FC856F, #E5FC6F
Tetradic#FC6FE5, #FCCC6F, #6FFC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3E2FE
Lighter +10%#A1C0FD
Darker −10%#3D7EFB
Darker −20%#0B5CFA
Darker −30%#0449CE
Darker −40%#03379C
More saturated +25%#6C9EFF
Less saturated −25%#81A5EA

Channel breakdown

R111
G159
B252
Red111 (43.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 9F · B FC

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