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Recognised as Colour

#6C699C

  • #6C699C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C699C is a blue with RGB values 108, 105, 156 and HSL 244°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C699C#6C699C
HEX#6C699C
RGBrgb(108, 105, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4118, 0.6118
RGB percentages42.4%, 41.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(243.5, 20.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 32.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK30.8%, 32.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,104,924
CSS custom property--colour: #6C699C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#939663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A709Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#596D9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#60727Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999C69
Analogous#69809C, #85699C
Triadic#9C6C69, #699C6C
Split complementary#9C8569, #809C69
Tetradic#9C6980, #999C69, #699C85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E4ED
Lighter +30%#C6C5D9
Lighter +20%#A8A6C5
Lighter +10%#8A88B0
Darker −10%#56537F
Darker −20%#413F60
Darker −30%#2C2B41
Darker −40%#171722
More saturated +25%#514ABB
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R108
G105
B156
Red108 (42.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue243.53°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 69 · B 9C

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