#6DA8E9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #6DA8E9

Visually, #6DA8E9 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 109 red, 168 green, and 233 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 53% Cyan, 28% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DA8E9
RGB109, 168, 233
HSL211.5°, 73.8%, 67.1%
CMYK53%, 28%, 0%, 9%
HSV211.5°, 53.2%, 91.4%
LAB67.4, -1.0, -38.5
XYZ35.0, 37.1, 82.4
Decimal7186665

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.43:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.16:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DA8E9; }
.text-color { color: #6DA8E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DA8E9; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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