Colour

#6B7185

#6B7185
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7185 is a blue with RGB values 107, 113, 133 and HSL 226°, 11%, 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#6B7185

RGBrgb(107, 113, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4431, 0.5216

RGB percentages42%, 44.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(226.2, 10.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 19.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK19.5%, 15%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,041,413

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7185;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#948E7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#697084no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#657577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.4 Gray · ΔE 13.3 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#857F6B

Analogous#6B7E85, #726B85

Triadic#856B71, #71856B

Split complementary#85726B, #7E856B

Tetradic#856B7E, #857F6B, #6B8572

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADCE2

Lighter +30%#BEC1CB

Lighter +20%#A2A6B4

Lighter +10%#868B9D

Darker −10%#545969

Darker −20%#3E414C

Darker −30%#272930

Darker −40%#101114

More saturated +25%#4D61A3

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R107

G113

B133

Red107 (42%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue226.15°

Saturation (HSL)10.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 71 · B 85

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