Colour

#6B7184

#6B7184
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7184 is a blue with RGB values 107, 113, 132 and HSL 226°, 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

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HEX#6B7184

RGBrgb(107, 113, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4431, 0.5176

RGB percentages42%, 44.3%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(225.6, 10.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 18.9%, 51.8%)

CMYK18.9%, 14.4%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,041,412

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7184;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#948E7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7285no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7084no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#657477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 11.9 Gray · ΔE 12.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#847E6B

Analogous#6B7D84, #726B84

Triadic#846B71, #71846B

Split complementary#84726B, #7D846B

Tetradic#846B7D, #847E6B, #6B8472

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADCE1

Lighter +30%#BEC1CA

Lighter +20%#A2A6B3

Lighter +10%#858B9D

Darker −10%#545968

Darker −20%#3D414C

Darker −30%#27292F

Darker −40%#101113

More saturated +25%#4D61A2

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R107

G113

B132

Red107 (42%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)10.46%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 71 · B 84

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