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Recognised as Colour

#6C7FA2

  • #6C7FA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6C7FA2 is a blue with RGB values 108, 127, 162 and HSL 219°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6C7FA2#6C7FA2
HEX#6C7FA2
RGBrgb(108, 127, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.498, 0.6353
RGB percentages42.4%, 49.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(218.9, 22.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 33.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK33.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,110,562
CSS custom property--colour: #6C7FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#93805D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5C868Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28F6C
Analogous#6C9AA2, #746CA2
Triadic#A26C7F, #7FA26C
Split complementary#A2746C, #9AA26C
Tetradic#A26C9A, #A28F6C, #6CA274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECF1
Lighter +30%#CAD1DD
Lighter +20%#AAB5CA
Lighter +10%#8B9AB6
Darker −10%#556686
Darker −20%#414E67
Darker −30%#2D3748
Darker −40%#1A1F28
More saturated +25%#4E76C0
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R108
G127
B162
Red108 (42.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue218.89°
Saturation (HSL)22.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 7F · B A2

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