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Colour

#6B84C4

  • #6B84C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6B84C4 is a blue with RGB values 107, 132, 196 and HSL 223°, 43%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6B84C4#6B84C4
HEX#6B84C4
RGBrgb(107, 132, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5176, 0.7686
RGB percentages42%, 51.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(223.1, 43%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 45.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK45.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,046,340
CSS custom property--colour: #6B84C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#947B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8AC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6482C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A919Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4AB6B
Analogous#6BB0C4, #7F6BC4
Triadic#C46B84, #84C46B
Split complementary#C47E6B, #B1C46B
Tetradic#C46BB0, #C4AB6B, #6BC47E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#D8DFF0
Lighter +20%#B4C1E1
Lighter +10%#8FA2D3
Darker −10%#4866B4
Darker −20%#395290
Darker −30%#2B3D6B
Darker −40%#1C2847
More saturated +25%#5179DE
Less saturated −25%#858FAA

Channel breakdown

R107
G132
B196
Red107 (42%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue223.15°
Saturation (HSL)43%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 84 · B C4

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