Recognised as Colour

#6C7182

#6C7182
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C7182 is a blue with RGB values 108, 113, 130 and HSL 226°, 9%, 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

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HEX#6C7182

RGBrgb(108, 113, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4431, 0.5098

RGB percentages42.4%, 44.3%, 51%

HSLhsl(226.4, 9.2%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 16.9%, 51%)

CMYK16.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,106,946

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7182;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#938E7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7283no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#677476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 10.7 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827D6C

Analogous#6C7C82, #726C82

Triadic#826C71, #71826C

Split complementary#82726C, #7C826C

Tetradic#826C7C, #827D6C, #6C8272

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADBE0

Lighter +30%#BEC0C9

Lighter +20%#A2A6B2

Lighter +10%#868B9B

Darker −10%#555966

Darker −20%#3E414A

Darker −30%#27282E

Darker −40%#0F1013

More saturated +25%#4E61A0

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R108

G113

B130

Red108 (42.4%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue226.36°

Saturation (HSL)9.24%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 71 · B 82

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