Colour

#6C7B9F

#6C7B9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6C7B9F is a blue with RGB values 108, 123, 159 and HSL 222°, 21%, 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

#6C7B9F#6C7B9F

HEX#6C7B9F

RGBrgb(108, 123, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4824, 0.6235

RGB percentages42.4%, 48.2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(222.4, 21%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 32.1%, 62.4%)

CMYK32.1%, 22.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,109,535

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7B9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#938460

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B799Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#5E8287no 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 text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F906C

Analogous#6C959F, #776C9F

Triadic#9F6C7B, #7B9F6C

Split complementary#9F776C, #949F6C

Tetradic#9F6C95, #9F906C, #6C9F77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7EAF0

Lighter +30%#C9CEDB

Lighter +20%#AAB2C7

Lighter +10%#8B97B3

Darker −10%#556383

Darker −20%#414B64

Darker −30%#2D3445

Darker −40%#191D26

More saturated +25%#4E6EBD

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R108

G123

B159

Red108 (42.4%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)20.99%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 7B · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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