Colour

#6A7486

#6A7486
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6A7486 is a blue with RGB values 106, 116, 134 and HSL 219°, 12%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6A7486

RGBrgb(106, 116, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4549, 0.5255

RGB percentages41.6%, 45.5%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(218.6, 11.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 20.9%, 52.5%)

CMYK20.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,976,646

CSS custom property--colour: #6A7486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#958B79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7286no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#63787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.8 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.96, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#867C6A

Analogous#6A8286, #6E6A86

Triadic#866A74, #74866A

Split complementary#866E6A, #82866A

Tetradic#866A82, #867C6A, #6A866E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADDE2

Lighter +30%#BEC3CB

Lighter +20%#A1A8B5

Lighter +10%#858E9E

Darker −10%#535B6A

Darker −20%#3D434D

Darker −30%#262A31

Darker −40%#101114

More saturated +25%#4C6BA4

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R106

G116

B134

Red106 (41.6%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue218.57°

Saturation (HSL)11.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 74 · B 86

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