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Recognised as Colour

#6B89A0

  • #6B89A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6B89A0 is a blue with RGB values 107, 137, 160 and HSL 206°, 22%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6B89A0#6B89A0
HEX#6B89A0
RGBrgb(107, 137, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5373, 0.6275
RGB percentages42%, 53.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(206, 21.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 33.1%, 62.7%)
CMYK33.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,047,584
CSS custom property--colour: #6B89A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#94765F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F89A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7883A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A8F90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.2Slate grey · ΔE 6.4Gray · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0826B
Analogous#6BA09D, #6B6FA0
Triadic#A06B89, #89A06B
Split complementary#A06B6E, #A09D6B
Tetradic#9D6BA0, #A0826B, #6FA06B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7ECF0
Lighter +30%#C8D3DC
Lighter +20%#A9BBC8
Lighter +10%#8AA2B4
Darker −10%#546F84
Darker −20%#415564
Darker −30%#2D3B45
Darker −40%#192026
More saturated +25%#4D8DBE
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R107
G137
B160
Red107 (42%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue206.04°
Saturation (HSL)21.81%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 89 · B A0

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