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Recognised as Colour

#6D6980

  • #6D6980
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6D6980 is a blue with RGB values 109, 105, 128 and HSL 250°, 10%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6D6980#6D6980
HEX#6D6980
RGBrgb(109, 105, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4118, 0.502
RGB percentages42.7%, 41.2%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(250.4, 9.9%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 18%, 50.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 18%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,170,432
CSS custom property--colour: #6D6980;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#92967F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646C81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#646B7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#696C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Dim grey · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C8069
Analogous#697180, #796980
Triadic#806D69, #69806D
Split complementary#807869, #718069
Tetradic#806971, #7C8069, #698078

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D7DE
Lighter +30%#BDBBC7
Lighter +20%#A29FB0
Lighter +10%#878399
Darker −10%#555264
Darker −20%#3D3B48
Darker −30%#25242C
Darker −40%#0E0D10
More saturated +25%#5A4C9D
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R109
G105
B128
Red109 (42.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue250.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.87%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 69 · B 80

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