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Recognised as Colour

#6B7589

  • #6B7589
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7589 is a blue with RGB values 107, 117, 137 and HSL 220°, 12%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6B7589#6B7589
HEX#6B7589
RGBrgb(107, 117, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4588, 0.5373
RGB percentages42%, 45.9%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(220, 12.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 21.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK21.9%, 14.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,042,441
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#948A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F768Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#64797Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.1Light slate grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 13Dim grey · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#897F6B
Analogous#6B8489, #706B89
Triadic#896B75, #75896B
Split complementary#89706B, #84896B
Tetradic#896B84, #897F6B, #6B8970

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDFE4
Lighter +30%#C0C4CD
Lighter +20%#A3AAB7
Lighter +10%#868FA1
Darker −10%#555D6C
Darker −20%#3E4450
Darker −30%#282C33
Darker −40%#121316
More saturated +25%#4C6BA7
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R107
G117
B137
Red107 (42%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)12.3%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 75 · B 89

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