Recognised as Colour

#6D7282

#6D7282
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D7282 is a blue with RGB values 109, 114, 130 and HSL 226°, 9%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D7282

RGBrgb(109, 114, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4471, 0.5098

RGB percentages42.7%, 44.7%, 51%

HSLhsl(225.7, 8.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 16.2%, 51%)

CMYK16.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,738

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7282;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#928D7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7182no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#687577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Dim grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 11 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827D6D

Analogous#6D7D82, #726D82

Triadic#826D72, #72826D

Split complementary#82726D, #7D826D

Tetradic#826D7D, #827D6D, #6D8272

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDCE0

Lighter +30%#BFC1C9

Lighter +20%#A3A7B2

Lighter +10%#878C9B

Darker −10%#565A66

Darker −20%#3E414B

Darker −30%#27292F

Darker −40%#101113

More saturated +25%#4F62A0

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R109

G114

B130

Red109 (42.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)8.79%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 72 · B 82

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Colour harmonies

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