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Recognised as Colour

#6877A3

  • #6877A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6877A3 is a blue with RGB values 104, 119, 163 and HSL 225°, 24%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6877A3#6877A3
HEX#6877A3
RGBrgb(104, 119, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4667, 0.6392
RGB percentages40.8%, 46.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(224.7, 24.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 36.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK36.2%, 27%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,371
CSS custom property--colour: #6877A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#97885C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#697BA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6476A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#568086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 26.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39468
Analogous#6895A3, #7668A3
Triadic#A36877, #77A368
Split complementary#A37668, #95A368
Tetradic#A36895, #A39468, #68A376

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E9F0
Lighter +30%#C7CDDD
Lighter +20%#A7B0CA
Lighter +10%#8894B6
Darker −10%#525F86
Darker −20%#3E4967
Darker −30%#2B3247
Darker −40%#181C27
More saturated +25%#4A68C1
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R104
G119
B163
Red104 (40.8%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue224.75°
Saturation (HSL)24.28%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 77 · B A3

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