Recognised as Colour

#6B7885

#6B7885
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7885 is a blue with RGB values 107, 120, 133 and HSL 210°, 11%, 47%. 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#6B7885

RGBrgb(107, 120, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4706, 0.5216

RGB percentages42%, 47.1%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(210, 10.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 19.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK19.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,043,205

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#94877A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#707585no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#647B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.6 Gray · ΔE 9.7 Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.57, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85786B

Analogous#6B8585, #6B6B85

Triadic#856B78, #78856B

Split complementary#856B6B, #85856B

Tetradic#856B85, #85786B, #6B856B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADEE2

Lighter +30%#BEC5CB

Lighter +20%#A2ABB4

Lighter +10%#86929D

Darker −10%#545E69

Darker −20%#3E454C

Darker −30%#272B30

Darker −40%#101214

More saturated +25%#4D78A3

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R107

G120

B133

Red107 (42%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)10.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 78 · B 85

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Colour values

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