Colour

#6C717F

#6C717F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C717F is a blue with RGB values 108, 113, 127 and HSL 224°, 8%, 46%. 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

#6C717F#6C717F

HEX#6C717F

RGBrgb(108, 113, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4431, 0.498

RGB percentages42.4%, 44.3%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(224.2, 8.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 15%, 49.8%)

CMYK15%, 11%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,106,943

CSS custom property--colour: #6C717F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#938E80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C707Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#687475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Dim grey · ΔE 9 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Gray · ΔE 10.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7A6C

Analogous#6C7A7F, #716C7F

Triadic#7F6C71, #717F6C

Split complementary#7F716C, #7A7F6C

Tetradic#7F6C7A, #7F7A6C, #6C7F71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DADE

Lighter +30%#BDC0C7

Lighter +20%#A2A5AF

Lighter +10%#868B98

Darker −10%#555863

Darker −20%#3D4048

Darker −30%#26272C

Darker −40%#0E0F11

More saturated +25%#4F639C

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R108

G113

B127

Red108 (42.4%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue224.21°

Saturation (HSL)8.09%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 71 · B 7F

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Colour values

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