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Recognised as Colour

#6C89C6

  • #6C89C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6C89C6 is a blue with RGB values 108, 137, 198 and HSL 221°, 44%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6C89C6#6C89C6
HEX#6C89C6
RGBrgb(108, 137, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5373, 0.7765
RGB percentages42.4%, 53.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(220.7, 44.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 45.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK45.5%, 30.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,113,158
CSS custom property--colour: #6C89C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#937639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#738EC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6986C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4A969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A96C
Analogous#6CB6C6, #7C6CC6
Triadic#C66C89, #89C66C
Split complementary#C67C6C, #B6C66C
Tetradic#C66CB6, #C6A96C, #6CC67C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE2F1
Lighter +20%#B6C4E3
Lighter +10%#91A6D4
Darker −10%#476BB8
Darker −20%#395693
Darker −30%#2B406E
Darker −40%#1D2B4A
More saturated +25%#5280E0
Less saturated −25%#8592AC

Channel breakdown

R108
G137
B198
Red108 (42.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue220.67°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 89 · B C6

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