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Recognised as Colour

#6B6FA0

  • #6B6FA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B6FA0 is a blue with RGB values 107, 111, 160 and HSL 235°, 22%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B6FA0#6B6FA0
HEX#6B6FA0
RGBrgb(107, 111, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4353, 0.6275
RGB percentages42%, 43.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(235.5, 21.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 33.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK33.1%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,040,928
CSS custom property--colour: #6B6FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#94905F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6075A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D719Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D7880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09C6B
Analogous#6B89A0, #826BA0
Triadic#A06B6F, #6FA06B
Split complementary#A0826B, #8AA06B
Tetradic#A06B89, #A09C6B, #6BA082

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E8F0
Lighter +30%#C8CADC
Lighter +20%#A9ABC8
Lighter +10%#8A8DB4
Darker −10%#545884
Darker −20%#414364
Darker −30%#2D2E45
Darker −40%#191A26
More saturated +25%#4D55BE
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R107
G111
B160
Red107 (42%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue235.47°
Saturation (HSL)21.81%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 6F · B A0

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