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Recognised as Colour

#6B6686

  • #6B6686
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6B6686 is a blue with RGB values 107, 102, 134 and HSL 249°, 14%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6B6686#6B6686
HEX#6B6686
RGBrgb(107, 102, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4, 0.5255
RGB percentages42%, 40%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(249.4, 13.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 23.9%, 52.5%)
CMYK20.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,038,598
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6686;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#949979

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F6A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6985no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#666B71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818666
Analogous#667186, #7B6686
Triadic#866B66, #66866B
Split complementary#867B66, #718666
Tetradic#866671, #818666, #66867B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D7E1
Lighter +30%#BDBACB
Lighter +20%#A19DB5
Lighter +10%#85809F
Darker −10%#545069
Darker −20%#3D3A4C
Darker −30%#26242F
Darker −40%#0F0E12
More saturated +25%#5749A3
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R107
G102
B134
Red107 (42%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue249.38°
Saturation (HSL)13.56%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 66 · B 86

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