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Recognised as Colour

#6C7487

  • #6C7487
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6C7487 is a blue with RGB values 108, 116, 135 and HSL 222°, 11%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C7487#6C7487
HEX#6C7487
RGBrgb(108, 116, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4549, 0.5294
RGB percentages42.4%, 45.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(222.2, 11.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 20%, 52.9%)
CMYK20%, 14.1%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,107,719
CSS custom property--colour: #6C7487;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#938B78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7588no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#66787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.4Light slate grey · ΔE 8Dim grey · ΔE 12.3Gray · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#877F6C
Analogous#6C8287, #716C87
Triadic#876C74, #74876C
Split complementary#87726C, #82876C
Tetradic#876C82, #877F6C, #6C8771

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDEE3
Lighter +30%#C0C3CC
Lighter +20%#A3A9B6
Lighter +10%#878E9F
Darker −10%#555C6B
Darker −20%#3F434E
Darker −30%#282B32
Darker −40%#111316
More saturated +25%#4E68A5
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R108
G116
B135
Red108 (42.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 74 · B 87

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