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Recognised as Colour

#6A8897

  • #6A8897
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6A8897 is a blue with RGB values 106, 136, 151 and HSL 200°, 18%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6A8897#6A8897
HEX#6A8897
RGBrgb(106, 136, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5333, 0.5922
RGB percentages41.6%, 53.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(200, 17.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 29.8%, 59.2%)
CMYK29.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,981,783
CSS custom property--colour: #6A8897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#957768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8197no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5C8C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.8Slate grey · ΔE 5.3Gray · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.8Dim grey · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97796A
Analogous#6A9790, #6A7197
Triadic#976A88, #88976A
Split complementary#976A72, #97906A
Tetradic#8F6A97, #97796A, #72976A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E8EB
Lighter +30%#C4D0D6
Lighter +20%#A6B8C1
Lighter +10%#88A0AC
Darker −10%#556D79
Darker −20%#40525B
Darker −30%#2B373D
Darker −40%#161C1F
More saturated +25%#4A93B7
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R106
G136
B151
Red106 (41.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)17.79%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6A · G 88 · B 97

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