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Recognised as Colour

#6C748E

  • #6C748E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6C748E is a blue with RGB values 108, 116, 142 and HSL 226°, 14%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C748E#6C748E
HEX#6C748E
RGBrgb(108, 116, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4549, 0.5569
RGB percentages42.4%, 45.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(225.9, 13.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 23.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,107,726
CSS custom property--colour: #6C748E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17632WCAG 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 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#938B71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C768Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A738Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#64797Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.9Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6Gray · ΔE 16.1Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E866C
Analogous#6C858E, #756C8E
Triadic#8E6C74, #748E6C
Split complementary#8E756C, #858E6C
Tetradic#8E6C85, #8E866C, #6C8E75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE1E7
Lighter +30%#C2C6D1
Lighter +20%#A5AABB
Lighter +10%#888FA5
Darker −10%#565C71
Darker −20%#404554
Darker −30%#2A2D37
Darker −40%#14151A
More saturated +25%#4D63AD
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R108
G116
B142
Red108 (42.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)13.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 74 · B 8E

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