Colour

#6C799E

#6C799E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C799E is a blue with RGB values 108, 121, 158 and HSL 224°, 20%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#6C799E

RGBrgb(108, 121, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4745, 0.6196

RGB percentages42.4%, 47.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(224.4, 20.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 31.6%, 62%)

CMYK31.6%, 23.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,109,022

CSS custom property--colour: #6C799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#938661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#69789Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5E8086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E916C

Analogous#6C929E, #786C9E

Triadic#9E6C79, #799E6C

Split complementary#9E786C, #929E6C

Tetradic#9E6C92, #9E916C, #6C9E78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E9EF

Lighter +30%#C8CDDB

Lighter +20%#A9B1C7

Lighter +10%#8B95B2

Darker −10%#556182

Darker −20%#414A63

Darker −30%#2D3344

Darker −40%#191C25

More saturated +25%#4E6ABD

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R108

G121

B158

Red108 (42.4%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue224.4°

Saturation (HSL)20.49%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 79 · B 9E

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Colour values

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