Colour

#69737E

#69737E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#69737E is a blue with RGB values 105, 115, 126 and HSL 211°, 9%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#69737E

RGBrgb(105, 115, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.451, 0.4941

RGB percentages41.2%, 45.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(211.4, 9.1%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 16.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK16.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,910,846

CSS custom property--colour: #69737E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#968C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F737Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D717Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#647576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Gray · ΔE 9.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Dark grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7469

Analogous#697E7E, #6A697E

Triadic#7E6973, #737E69

Split complementary#7E6A69, #7E7E69

Tetradic#7E697E, #7E7469, #697E6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6D9DD

Lighter +30%#BAC0C6

Lighter +20%#9EA6AF

Lighter +10%#838D97

Darker −10%#525A62

Darker −20%#3B4046

Darker −30%#23272B

Darker −40%#0C0D0F

More saturated +25%#4C729B

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R105

G115

B126

Red105 (41.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue211.43°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 73 · B 7E

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Colour values

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