Colour

#6B6E85

#6B6E85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B6E85 is a blue with RGB values 107, 110, 133 and HSL 233°, 11%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B6E85

RGBrgb(107, 110, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4314, 0.5216

RGB percentages42%, 43.1%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(233.1, 10.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 19.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK19.5%, 17.3%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,040,645

CSS custom property--colour: #6B6E85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#94917A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#676E84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#657276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85826B

Analogous#6B7B85, #756B85

Triadic#856B6E, #6E856B

Split complementary#85756B, #7B856B

Tetradic#856B7B, #85826B, #6B8575

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADBE2

Lighter +30%#BEC0CB

Lighter +20%#A2A4B4

Lighter +10%#86889D

Darker −10%#545769

Darker −20%#3E3F4C

Darker −30%#272830

Darker −40%#101014

More saturated +25%#4D57A3

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R107

G110

B133

Red107 (42%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue233.08°

Saturation (HSL)10.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 6E · B 85

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Colour values

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