Colour

#6C6F85

#6C6F85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C6F85 is a blue with RGB values 108, 111, 133 and HSL 233°, 10%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C6F85#6C6F85

HEX#6C6F85

RGBrgb(108, 111, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4353, 0.5216

RGB percentages42.4%, 43.5%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(232.8, 10.4%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 18.8%, 52.2%)

CMYK18.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,106,437

CSS custom property--colour: #6C6F85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#93907A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697186no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#686F84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#667376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85826C

Analogous#6C7C85, #756C85

Triadic#856C6F, #6F856C

Split complementary#85756C, #7C856C

Tetradic#856C7C, #85826C, #6C8575

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDCE2

Lighter +30%#BFC0CB

Lighter +20%#A3A5B4

Lighter +10%#87899D

Darker −10%#555869

Darker −20%#3E404D

Darker −30%#272931

Darker −40%#111114

More saturated +25%#4E58A3

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R108

G111

B133

Red108 (42.4%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue232.8°

Saturation (HSL)10.37%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 6F · B 85

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