Colour

#616B7A

#616B7A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#616B7A is a blue with RGB values 97, 107, 122 and HSL 216°, 11%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#616B7A#616B7A

HEX#616B7A

RGBrgb(97, 107, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4196, 0.4784

RGB percentages38%, 42%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(216, 11.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 20.5%, 47.8%)

CMYK20.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,384,506

CSS custom property--colour: #616B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#9E9485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#666C7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#63697Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#5B6E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.2 Dim grey · ΔE 9.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 13 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A7061

Analogous#61787A, #63617A

Triadic#7A616B, #6B7A61

Split complementary#7A6461, #787A61

Tetradic#7A6178, #7A7061, #617A64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFD3D8

Lighter +30%#B2B8C2

Lighter +20%#969EAB

Lighter +10%#798495

Darker −10%#4A525E

Darker −20%#343941

Darker −30%#1D2025

Darker −40%#070708

More saturated +25%#466695

Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R97

G107

B122

Red97 (38%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)11.42%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 6B · B 7A

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Colour values

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