Recognised as Colour

#6C7DA6

#6C7DA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6C7DA6 is a blue with RGB values 108, 125, 166 and HSL 222°, 25%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6C7DA6

RGBrgb(108, 125, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.4902, 0.651

RGB percentages42.4%, 49%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(222.4, 24.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 34.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK34.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,110,054

CSS custom property--colour: #6C7DA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1

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

Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#938259

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7080A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#5B858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6956C

Analogous#6C9AA6, #786CA6

Triadic#A66C7D, #7DA66C

Split complementary#A6786C, #9AA66C

Tetradic#A66C9A, #A6956C, #6CA678

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEDF3

Lighter +30%#CBD1E0

Lighter +20%#ACB5CC

Lighter +10%#8C99B9

Darker −10%#54648B

Darker −20%#414D6B

Darker −30%#2E364B

Darker −40%#1A1F2C

More saturated +25%#4E71C3

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R108

G125

B166

Red108 (42.4%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)24.58%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6C · G 7D · B A6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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