#6d8fdd Color Information

#6d8fdd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6d8fdd. In RGB, it consists of 42.7% Red, 56.1% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 50.7% Cyan, 35.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 221.8°, with saturation of 62.2% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #6d8fdd is 7180253, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6d8fdd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#6d8fdd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color109, 143, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color42.7%, 56.1%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.573, 0.439, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.507, 0.353, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color221.8°, 62.2%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color221.8°, 50.7%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.180, 28.117, 72.296 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color109, 135, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7180253 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.994, 9.743, -43.457 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.994, 44.536, 282.637 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.994, -17.985, -69.737 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color53.025, 5.437, -43.720 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.225, 0.217, 28.117 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285370333 / 0xff6d8fdd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #6d8fdd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6d8fdd, its pure hue is 221.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.2%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6d8fdd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e121c to #5f7dc1.

Tints of #6d8fdd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6d8fdd, its pure hue is 221.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.2%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6d8fdd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7f9de1 to #edf1fb.

Tones of #6d8fdd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6d8fdd, its pure hue is 221.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 62.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6d8fdd, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4b82ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6d8fdd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6d8fdd! For #6d8fdd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6d8fdd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6d8fdd

This color, #6d8fdd, consists of 42.7% Red, 56.1% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 109, Green = 143, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6d8fdd is 50.7% Cyan, 35.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R42.7%
C50.7%
G56.1%
M35.3%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 109 143 221
Octal 155 217 335
Hexa #6d #8f #dd
Binary 01101101 10001111 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 50 35 0 13
Octal 62 43 0 15
Hexa #32 #23 #00 #0d
Binary 00110010 00100011 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #6d8fdd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6d8fdd — which has hue 221.8° — its analogous colors are located at 191.8° and 251.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d8fdd.

Triadic Colors of #6d8fdd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6d8fdd — which has hue 221.8° — its triadic colors are located at 101.8° and 341.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d8fdd.

Complementary Color of #6d8fdd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6d8fdd — which has hue 221.8° — its complementary color is located at 41.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d8fdd.

Split Complementary Colors of #6d8fdd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6d8fdd — which has hue 221.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 11.8° and 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d8fdd.

Tetradic Colors of #6d8fdd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6d8fdd — which has hue 221.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 131.8°, 221.8°, 311.8°, and 41.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6d8fdd.

Monochromatic Colors of #6d8fdd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6d8fdd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4464ac — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #aec4f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6d8fdd

We want to make getting started with #6d8fdd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6d8fdd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6d8fdd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6d8fdd with other HTML elements.

#6d8fdd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6d8fdd.
<span style="color: #6d8fdd;">The color of this text is #6d8fdd.</span>

#6d8fdd Background Color

The background color for this text is #6d8fdd.
<div style="background-color: #6d8fdd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6d8fdd.</div>

#6d8fdd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6d8fdd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6d8fdd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6d8fdd.</span>

#6d8fdd Border Color

This is a div with border color #6d8fdd.
<div style="border: #6d8fdd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6d8fdd.</div>

#6d8fdd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6d8fdd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6d8fdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6d8fdd on a white background.</div></div>

#6d8fdd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6d8fdd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6d8fdd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6d8fdd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6d8fdd to White

This is a gradient from #6d8fdd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6d8fdd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6d8fdd to white.</div>

Gradient from #6d8fdd to Black

This is a gradient from #6d8fdd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6d8fdd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6d8fdd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6d8fdd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6d8fdd

In addition to using #6d8fdd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6d8fdd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6d8fdd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 109, Green = 143, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6d8fdd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6d8fdd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(109, 143, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6d8fdd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6d8fdd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6d8fdd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(109, 143, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6d8fdd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:109, green:143, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:109 green:143 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(109f, 143f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(109, 143, 221);
 

#6d8fdd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6d8fdd the same way. For those with color blindness, #6d8fdd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6d8fdd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6d8fdd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6d8fdd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6d8fdd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6d8fdd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #6d8fdd would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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