Colour

#6A899B

#6A899B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#6A899B is a blue with RGB values 106, 137, 155 and HSL 202°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6A899B#6A899B

HEX#6A899B

RGBrgb(106, 137, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.4157, 0.5373, 0.6078

RGB percentages41.6%, 53.7%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(202, 19.7%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 31.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK31.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,982,043

CSS custom property--colour: #6A899B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#957664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81889Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A829Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5A8E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Gray · ΔE 14.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.68, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B7C6A

Analogous#6A9B94, #6A719B

Triadic#9B6A89, #899B6A

Split complementary#9B6A71, #9B946A

Tetradic#946A9B, #9B7C6A, #719B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4EAED

Lighter +30%#C6D2D8

Lighter +20%#A7B9C4

Lighter +10%#89A1AF

Darker −10%#546E7E

Darker −20%#40545F

Darker −30%#2B3941

Darker −40%#171E22

More saturated +25%#4B91BA

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R106

G137

B155

Red106 (41.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue202.04°

Saturation (HSL)19.68%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6A · G 89 · B 9B

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Colour values

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