Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#6C87B0

  • #6C87B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C87B0 is a blue with RGB values 108, 135, 176 and HSL 216°, 30%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C87B0#6C87B0
HEX#6C87B0
RGBrgb(108, 135, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5294, 0.6902
RGB percentages42.4%, 52.9%, 69%
HSLhsl(216.2, 30.1%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 38.6%, 69%)
CMYK38.6%, 23.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,112,624
CSS custom property--colour: #6C87B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#93784F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7889B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7183AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#569095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0956C
Analogous#6CA9B0, #736CB0
Triadic#B06C87, #87B06C
Split complementary#B0736C, #A9B06C
Tetradic#B06CA9, #B0956C, #6CB073

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3F7
Lighter +30%#D0D8E5
Lighter +20%#AEBDD4
Lighter +10%#8DA2C2
Darker −10%#516D98
Darker −20%#405576
Darker −30%#2E3D55
Darker −40%#1C2634
More saturated +25%#5081CC
Less saturated −25%#888D94

Channel breakdown

R108
G135
B176
Red108 (42.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue216.18°
Saturation (HSL)30.09%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 87 · B B0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “6c87b0” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.