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Recognised as Colour

#6B7DAA

  • #6B7DAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B7DAA is a blue with RGB values 107, 125, 170 and HSL 223°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B7DAA#6B7DAA
HEX#6B7DAA
RGBrgb(107, 125, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.4902, 0.6667
RGB percentages42%, 49%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(222.9, 27%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK37.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,044,522
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#948255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E81ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#687BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#58868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA986B
Analogous#6B9CAA, #796BAA
Triadic#AA6B7D, #7DAA6B
Split complementary#AA796B, #9CAA6B
Tetradic#AA6B9C, #AA986B, #6BAA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEFF4
Lighter +30%#CCD2E2
Lighter +20%#ACB6CF
Lighter +10%#8B99BD
Darker −10%#526490
Darker −20%#404D6F
Darker −30%#2D374F
Darker −40%#1B202E
More saturated +25%#4E71C7
Less saturated −25%#88898D

Channel breakdown

R107
G125
B170
Red107 (42%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)27.04%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 7D · B AA

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