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Colour

#6A7EB2

  • #6A7EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6A7EB2 is a blue with RGB values 106, 126, 178 and HSL 223°, 32%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6A7EB2#6A7EB2
HEX#6A7EB2
RGBrgb(106, 126, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.4941, 0.698
RGB percentages41.6%, 49.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(223.3, 31.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 40.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK40.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,979,250
CSS custom property--colour: #6A7EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#95814D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C82B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#657CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#528990no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1Gray · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B29E6A
Analogous#6AA2B2, #7A6AB2
Triadic#B26A7E, #7EB26A
Split complementary#B27A6A, #A2B26A
Tetradic#B26AA2, #B29E6A, #6AB27A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F2F8
Lighter +30%#CFD5E6
Lighter +20%#ADB8D5
Lighter +10%#8C9BC3
Darker −10%#4F649A
Darker −20%#3E4E78
Darker −30%#2D3856
Darker −40%#1B2235
More saturated +25%#4E71CE
Less saturated −25%#868B96

Channel breakdown

R106
G126
B178
Red106 (41.6%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)31.86%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 7E · B B2

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