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Recognised as Colour

#6773B2

  • #6773B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6773B2 is a blue with RGB values 103, 115, 178 and HSL 230°, 33%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6773B2#6773B2
HEX#6773B2
RGBrgb(103, 115, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.451, 0.698
RGB percentages40.4%, 45.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(230.4, 32.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 42.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK42.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,779,826
CSS custom property--colour: #6773B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#988C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5774B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4F808Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A667
Analogous#6799B2, #8167B2
Triadic#B26773, #73B267
Split complementary#B28167, #99B267
Tetradic#B26799, #B2A667, #67B280

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0F7
Lighter +30%#CDD1E5
Lighter +20%#ABB1D4
Lighter +10%#8992C3
Darker −10%#4D5999
Darker −20%#3C4677
Darker −30%#2B3255
Darker −40%#1A1E33
More saturated +25%#4A60CF
Less saturated −25%#848695

Channel breakdown

R103
G115
B178
Red103 (40.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue230.4°
Saturation (HSL)32.75%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 73 · B B2

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