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Recognised as Colour

#6FA9FF

  • #6FA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6FA9FF is a blue with RGB values 111, 169, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6FA9FF#6FA9FF
HEX#6FA9FF
RGBrgb(111, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages43.5%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.8, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK56.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,318,015
CSS custom property--colour: #6FA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#905600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC56F
Analogous#6FF1FF, #7D6FFF
Triadic#FF6FA9, #A9FF6F
Split complementary#FF7D6F, #F1FF6F
Tetradic#FF6FF1, #FFC56F, #6FFF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E6FF
Lighter +10%#A2C7FF
Darker −10%#3C8BFF
Darker −20%#096CFF
Darker −30%#0056D5
Darker −40%#0041A2
More saturated +25%#6FA9FF
Less saturated −25%#81ACED

Channel breakdown

R111
G169
B255
Red111 (43.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G A9 · B FF

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