Colour

#6B7C8D

#6B7C8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6B7C8D is a blue with RGB values 107, 124, 141 and HSL 210°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6B7C8D#6B7C8D

HEX#6B7C8D

RGBrgb(107, 124, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4863, 0.5529

RGB percentages42%, 48.6%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(210, 13.7%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 24.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK24.1%, 12.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,044,237

CSS custom property--colour: #6B7C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#948372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#72788Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#628081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 1.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 1.76, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D7C6B

Analogous#6B8D8D, #6B6B8D

Triadic#8D6B7C, #7C8D6B

Split complementary#8D6B6B, #8D8D6B

Tetradic#8D6B8D, #8D7C6B, #6B8D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE2E6

Lighter +30%#C1C9D0

Lighter +20%#A4AFBA

Lighter +10%#8796A4

Darker −10%#556370

Darker −20%#3F4953

Darker −30%#293036

Darker −40%#131619

More saturated +25%#4C7CAC

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R107

G124

B141

Red107 (42%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)13.71%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6B · G 7C · B 8D

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Colour values

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