Recognised as Colour

#6A737E

#6A737E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6A737E is a blue with RGB values 106, 115, 126 and HSL 213°, 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#6A737E

RGBrgb(106, 115, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.451, 0.4941

RGB percentages41.6%, 45.1%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(213, 8.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 15.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK15.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,976,382

CSS custom property--colour: #6A737E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#958C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F737Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D717Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#657576no 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 text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6 Dim grey · ΔE 8.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Gray · ΔE 9.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E756A

Analogous#6A7D7E, #6B6A7E

Triadic#7E6A73, #737E6A

Split complementary#7E6B6A, #7D7E6A

Tetradic#7E6A7D, #7E756A, #6A7E6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7DADD

Lighter +30%#BBC0C6

Lighter +20%#9FA6AF

Lighter +10%#848D97

Darker −10%#535A62

Darker −20%#3B4047

Darker −30%#24272B

Darker −40%#0D0E0F

More saturated +25%#4D709B

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R106

G115

B126

Red106 (41.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue213°

Saturation (HSL)8.62%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 73 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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