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Recognised as Colour

#6C6DA8

  • #6C6DA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C6DA8 is a blue with RGB values 108, 109, 168 and HSL 239°, 26%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C6DA8#6C6DA8
HEX#6C6DA8
RGBrgb(108, 109, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4275, 0.6588
RGB percentages42.4%, 42.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(239, 25.6%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 35.7%, 65.9%)
CMYK35.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,105,960
CSS custom property--colour: #6C6DA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#939257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B75AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5870A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5C7883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8A76C
Analogous#6C8BA8, #896CA8
Triadic#A86C6D, #6DA86C
Split complementary#A8896C, #8BA86C
Tetradic#A86C8B, #A8A76C, #6CA889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECECF4
Lighter +30%#CCCCE1
Lighter +20%#ACADCE
Lighter +10%#8C8DBB
Darker −10%#54558D
Darker −20%#41416D
Darker −30%#2E2E4D
Darker −40%#1B1B2D
More saturated +25%#4F51C5
Less saturated −25%#89898B

Channel breakdown

R108
G109
B168
Red108 (42.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue239°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 6D · B A8

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