Recognised as Colour

#6C628B

#6C628B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C628B is a blue with RGB values 108, 98, 139 and HSL 255°, 17%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6C628B

RGBrgb(108, 98, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.3843, 0.5451

RGB percentages42.4%, 38.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(254.6, 17.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 29.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK22.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,103,115

CSS custom property--colour: #6C628B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#939D74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58688Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A678Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#666971no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Gray · ΔE 26.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#818B62

Analogous#626D8B, #81628B

Triadic#8B6C62, #628B6C

Split complementary#8B8162, #6D8B62

Tetradic#8B626C, #818B62, #628B80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D9D7E2

Lighter +30%#BEB9CD

Lighter +20%#A29BB8

Lighter +10%#867DA3

Darker −10%#554D6D

Darker −20%#3E384F

Darker −30%#262331

Darker −40%#0F0E13

More saturated +25%#5D44A9

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R108

G98

B139

Red108 (42.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue254.63°

Saturation (HSL)17.3%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 62 · B 8B

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Colour values

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