Recognised as Colour

#6B799D

#6B799D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B799D is a blue with RGB values 107, 121, 157 and HSL 223°, 20%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6B799D

RGBrgb(107, 121, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4745, 0.6157

RGB percentages42%, 47.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(223.2, 20.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 31.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK31.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,043,485

CSS custom property--colour: #6B799D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#948662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#69779Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#5D8085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark grey · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8F6B

Analogous#6B929D, #766B9D

Triadic#9D6B79, #799D6B

Split complementary#9D766B, #929D6B

Tetradic#9D6B92, #9D8F6B, #6B9D76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E8EE

Lighter +30%#C7CCDA

Lighter +20%#A8B1C6

Lighter +10%#8A95B1

Darker −10%#556180

Darker −20%#414A61

Darker −30%#2C3343

Darker −40%#181B24

More saturated +25%#4C6BBC

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R107

G121

B157

Red107 (42%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue223.2°

Saturation (HSL)20.33%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 79 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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