Colour

#6A779F

#6A779F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6A779F is a blue with RGB values 106, 119, 159 and HSL 225°, 22%, 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

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HEX#6A779F

RGBrgb(106, 119, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4667, 0.6235

RGB percentages41.6%, 46.7%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(225.3, 21.6%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 33.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK33.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,977,439

CSS custom property--colour: #6A779F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#958860

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A7AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#66769Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5B7F85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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 text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 23.8 Dim grey · ΔE 24.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F926A

Analogous#6A929F, #786A9F

Triadic#9F6A77, #779F6A

Split complementary#9F786A, #929F6A

Tetradic#9F6A92, #9F926A, #6A9F78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E8EF

Lighter +30%#C7CCDB

Lighter +20%#A8B0C7

Lighter +10%#8993B3

Darker −10%#545F82

Darker −20%#404963

Darker −30%#2C3244

Darker −40%#181B25

More saturated +25%#4B67BE

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R106

G119

B159

Red106 (41.6%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue225.28°

Saturation (HSL)21.63%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 77 · B 9F

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