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Recognised as Colour

#6B94AB

  • #6B94AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6B94AB is a blue with RGB values 107, 148, 171 and HSL 202°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6B94AB#6B94AB
HEX#6B94AB
RGBrgb(107, 148, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.5804, 0.6706
RGB percentages42%, 58%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(201.6, 27.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 37.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK37.4%, 13.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,050,411
CSS custom property--colour: #6B94AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#946B54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8993ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#808BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#549A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.6Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB826B
Analogous#6BABA2, #6B74AB
Triadic#AB6B94, #94AB6B
Split complementary#AB6B74, #ABA26B
Tetradic#A26BAB, #AB826B, #74AB6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2F5
Lighter +30%#CDDBE2
Lighter +20%#ACC3D0
Lighter +10%#8CACBD
Darker −10%#527A91
Darker −20%#405F70
Darker −30%#2D4350
Darker −40%#1B282F
More saturated +25%#4E9CC8
Less saturated −25%#888C8E

Channel breakdown

R107
G148
B171
Red107 (42%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue201.56°
Saturation (HSL)27.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G 94 · B AB

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