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Recognised as Colour

#6A7595

  • #6A7595
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6A7595 is a blue with RGB values 106, 117, 149 and HSL 225°, 17%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6A7595#6A7595
HEX#6A7595
RGBrgb(106, 117, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4588, 0.5843
RGB percentages41.6%, 45.9%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(224.7, 16.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 28.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK28.9%, 21.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,976,917
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7595;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#958A6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#687494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5F7B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958A6A
Analogous#6A8A95, #756A95
Triadic#956A75, #75956A
Split complementary#95756A, #8A956A
Tetradic#956A8A, #958A6A, #6A9575

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E3EA
Lighter +30%#C3C8D5
Lighter +20%#A6ACBF
Lighter +10%#8891AA
Darker −10%#555E77
Darker −20%#404659
Darker −30%#2A2F3C
Darker −40%#15171E
More saturated +25%#4A65B5
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R106
G117
B149
Red106 (41.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)16.86%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 75 · B 95

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