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Recognised as Colour

#6B7FA1

  • #6B7FA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6B7FA1 is a blue with RGB values 107, 127, 161 and HSL 218°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6B7FA1#6B7FA1
HEX#6B7FA1
RGBrgb(107, 127, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.498, 0.6314
RGB percentages42%, 49.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(217.8, 22.3%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 33.5%, 63.1%)
CMYK33.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,045,025
CSS custom property--colour: #6B7FA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#94805E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7CA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5B868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.5Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 20.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.2Cadetblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A18D6B
Analogous#6B9AA1, #726BA1
Triadic#A16B7F, #7FA16B
Split complementary#A1726B, #9AA16B
Tetradic#A16B9A, #A18D6B, #6BA172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EBF0
Lighter +30%#C9D0DC
Lighter +20%#A9B5C9
Lighter +10%#8A9AB5
Darker −10%#546685
Darker −20%#404E66
Darker −30%#2D3646
Darker −40%#191E27
More saturated +25%#4D77BF
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R107
G127
B161
Red107 (42%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue217.78°
Saturation (HSL)22.31%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 7F · B A1

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