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Recognised as Colour

#6C7691

  • #6C7691
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6C7691 is a blue with RGB values 108, 118, 145 and HSL 224°, 15%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C7691#6C7691
HEX#6C7691
RGBrgb(108, 118, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4627, 0.5686
RGB percentages42.4%, 46.3%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(223.8, 14.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 25.5%, 56.9%)
CMYK25.5%, 18.6%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,108,241
CSS custom property--colour: #6C7691;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#93896E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7892no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#637B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.8Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2Gray · ΔE 16.6Dim grey · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dark grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91876C
Analogous#6C8991, #746C91
Triadic#916C76, #76916C
Split complementary#91756C, #89916C
Tetradic#916C89, #91876C, #6C9174

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E3E8
Lighter +30%#C3C8D3
Lighter +20%#A6ACBD
Lighter +10%#8991A7
Darker −10%#565E74
Darker −20%#404657
Darker −30%#2B2F39
Darker −40%#15171C
More saturated +25%#4C67B1
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R108
G118
B145
Red108 (42.4%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue223.78°
Saturation (HSL)14.62%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 76 · B 91

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