Recognised as Colour

#6D668A

#6D668A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D668A is a blue with RGB values 109, 102, 138 and HSL 252°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D668A

RGBrgb(109, 102, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4, 0.5412

RGB percentages42.7%, 40%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(251.7, 15%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 26.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK21%, 26.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,169,674

CSS custom property--colour: #6D668A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#929975

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6A89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#676C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#838A66

Analogous#66718A, #7F668A

Triadic#8A6D66, #668A6D

Split complementary#8A7F66, #718A66

Tetradic#8A6671, #838A66, #668A7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD9E3

Lighter +30%#BFBCCD

Lighter +20%#A39EB8

Lighter +10%#8781A2

Darker −10%#56506D

Darker −20%#3F3B4F

Darker −30%#282532

Darker −40%#100F15

More saturated +25%#5B48A8

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R109

G102

B138

Red109 (42.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue251.67°

Saturation (HSL)15%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 66 · B 8A

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