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Recognised as Colour

#6FAAF9

  • #6FAAF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6FAAF9 is a blue with RGB values 111, 170, 249 and HSL 214°, 92%, 71%. 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

#6FAAF9#6FAAF9
HEX#6FAAF9
RGBrgb(111, 170, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.6667, 0.9765
RGB percentages43.5%, 66.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(214.3, 92%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 55.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK55.4%, 31.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,318,265
CSS custom property--colour: #6FAAF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#905506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AAFFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A2F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 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 text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BE6F
Analogous#6FEFF9, #796FF9
Triadic#F96FAA, #AAF96F
Split complementary#F9796F, #EFF96F
Tetradic#F96FEF, #F9BE6F, #6FF979

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1E4FD
Lighter +10%#A0C7FB
Darker −10%#3E8DF7
Darker −20%#0D70F5
Darker −30%#085AC7
Darker −40%#064496
More saturated +25%#69A9FF
Less saturated −25%#82ADE6

Channel breakdown

R111
G170
B249
Red111 (43.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue214.35°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G AA · B F9

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