Colour

#6B7794

#6B7794
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7794 is a blue with RGB values 107, 119, 148 and HSL 222°, 16%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B7794

RGBrgb(107, 119, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4667, 0.5804

RGB percentages42%, 46.7%, 58%

HSLhsl(222.4, 16.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 27.7%, 58%)

CMYK27.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,042,964

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7794;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#94886B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#607D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94886B

Analogous#6B8B94, #746B94

Triadic#946B77, #77946B

Split complementary#94736B, #8C946B

Tetradic#946B8B, #94886B, #6B9474

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E4EA

Lighter +30%#C4C9D4

Lighter +20%#A6ADBF

Lighter +10%#8992A9

Darker −10%#565F76

Darker −20%#404759

Darker −30%#2B303B

Darker −40%#15181E

More saturated +25%#4B6AB4

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R107

G119

B148

Red107 (42%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue222.44°

Saturation (HSL)16.08%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 77 · B 94

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Colour values

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