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Colour

#6B7389

  • #6B7389
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7389 is a blue with RGB values 107, 115, 137 and HSL 224°, 12%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6B7389#6B7389
HEX#6B7389
RGBrgb(107, 115, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.451, 0.5373
RGB percentages42%, 45.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(224, 12.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 21.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK21.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,041,929
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7389;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#948C76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D758Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#64777Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.5Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89816B
Analogous#6B8289, #726B89
Triadic#896B73, #73896B
Split complementary#89726B, #82896B
Tetradic#896B82, #89816B, #6B8972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDEE4
Lighter +30%#C0C3CD
Lighter +20%#A3A8B7
Lighter +10%#868DA1
Darker −10%#555B6C
Darker −20%#3E4350
Darker −30%#282B33
Darker −40%#121316
More saturated +25%#4C65A7
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R107
G115
B137
Red107 (42%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)12.3%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 73 · B 89

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