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Recognised as Colour

#6786AE

  • #6786AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6786AE is a blue with RGB values 103, 134, 174 and HSL 214°, 30%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6786AE#6786AE
HEX#6786AE
RGBrgb(103, 134, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4039, 0.5255, 0.6824
RGB percentages40.4%, 52.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(213.8, 30.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 40.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK40.8%, 23%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,784,686
CSS custom property--colour: #6786AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#987951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7788B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F81ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E8F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Gray · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2Cadetblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8F67
Analogous#67A9AE, #6C67AE
Triadic#AE6786, #86AE67
Split complementary#AE6C67, #AAAE67
Tetradic#AE67A9, #AE8F67, #67AE6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF0F5
Lighter +30%#CBD5E3
Lighter +20%#AABBD1
Lighter +10%#88A0C0
Darker −10%#4F6D93
Darker −20%#3D5472
Darker −30%#2B3C51
Darker −40%#192330
More saturated +25%#4A82CB
Less saturated −25%#848A91

Channel breakdown

R103
G134
B174
Red103 (40.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue213.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.47%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 67 · G 86 · B AE

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