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Recognised as Colour

#6C95AA

  • #6C95AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6C95AA is a blue with RGB values 108, 149, 170 and HSL 200°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6C95AA#6C95AA
HEX#6C95AA
RGBrgb(108, 149, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4235, 0.5843, 0.6667
RGB percentages42.4%, 58.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(200.3, 26.7%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 36.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK36.5%, 12.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,116,202
CSS custom property--colour: #6C95AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#936A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B93ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#828CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#569B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.5Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA816C
Analogous#6CAAA0, #6C76AA
Triadic#AA6C95, #95AA6C
Split complementary#AA6C76, #AAA06C
Tetradic#A06CAA, #AA816C, #76AA6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2F5
Lighter +30%#CDDBE2
Lighter +20%#ADC4CF
Lighter +10%#8CACBD
Darker −10%#537B90
Darker −20%#406070
Darker −30%#2E444F
Darker −40%#1B282F
More saturated +25%#4F9EC7
Less saturated −25%#898C8D

Channel breakdown

R108
G149
B170
Red108 (42.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue200.32°
Saturation (HSL)26.72%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6C · G 95 · B AA

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