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#6D9FBA closest to Lake Lucerne

#6D9FBA is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Lake Lucerne. In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 62.4% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(109, 159, 186)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 36% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #6D9FBA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.32:1.

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Variations of #6D9FBA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6D9FBA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6D9FBA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6D9FBA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8795BA
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929DBB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #899DBB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8795BA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8199BA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #4FA6A8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #63A2B2
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F9AA2

#6D9FBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#6D9FBA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.32:1 Very good#6D9FBA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6D9FBA in CSS

/* Lake Lucerne */
.color { color: #6D9FBA; }
.background { background-color: #6D9FBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6D9FBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(109 159 186);
color: hsl(201 36% 58%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.067 232.7);

#6D9FBA FAQ

What color is #6D9FBA?

#6D9FBA is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Lake Lucerne. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6D9FBA?

#6D9FBA is rgb(109, 159, 186) in RGB, hsl(201, 36%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6D9FBA?

The complementary color of #6D9FBA is #BA886D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6D9FBA?

Black text has the best contrast on #6D9FBA: 7.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6D9FBA a warm or cool color?

#6D9FBA is a cool color.