Colour

#6C7B9C

#6C7B9C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C7B9C is a blue with RGB values 108, 123, 156 and HSL 221°, 20%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6C7B9C#6C7B9C

HEX#6C7B9C

RGBrgb(108, 123, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4824, 0.6118

RGB percentages42.4%, 48.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(221.3, 19.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 30.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK30.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,109,532

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7B9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#938463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707D9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C799Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5F8286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Steel blue · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.9 Dark grey · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C8D6C

Analogous#6C939C, #756C9C

Triadic#9C6C7B, #7B9C6C

Split complementary#9C756C, #939C6C

Tetradic#9C6C93, #9C8D6C, #6C9C75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E8EE

Lighter +30%#C7CDDA

Lighter +20%#A9B2C5

Lighter +10%#8A96B1

Darker −10%#56637F

Darker −20%#414B61

Darker −30%#2D3342

Darker −40%#181C24

More saturated +25%#4D6FBB

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R108

G123

B156

Red108 (42.4%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)19.51%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 7B · B 9C

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Colour values

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