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Recognised as Colour

#6B7083

  • #6B7083
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7083 is a blue with RGB values 107, 112, 131 and HSL 228°, 10%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6B7083#6B7083
HEX#6B7083
RGBrgb(107, 112, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4392, 0.5137
RGB percentages42%, 43.9%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(227.5, 10.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 18.3%, 51.4%)
CMYK18.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,041,155
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7083;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#948F7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7284no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#697083no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#667376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.1Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#837E6B
Analogous#6B7C83, #726B83
Triadic#836B70, #70836B
Split complementary#83726B, #7C836B
Tetradic#836B7C, #837E6B, #6B8372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADBE0
Lighter +30%#BDC0C9
Lighter +20%#A1A5B3
Lighter +10%#858A9C
Darker −10%#545867
Darker −20%#3D404B
Darker −30%#26282F
Darker −40%#0F1013
More saturated +25%#4D5FA1
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R107
G112
B131
Red107 (42%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.08%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 70 · B 83

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