Colour

#6D728D

#6D728D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D728D is a blue with RGB values 109, 114, 141 and HSL 231°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D728D

RGBrgb(109, 114, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4471, 0.5529

RGB percentages42.7%, 44.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(230.6, 12.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 22.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK22.7%, 19.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,172,749

CSS custom property--colour: #6D728D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#928D72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B748Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#69728Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#65777Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Dark grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D886D

Analogous#6D828D, #786D8D

Triadic#8D6D72, #728D6D

Split complementary#8D786D, #828D6D

Tetradic#8D6D82, #8D886D, #6D8D78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE1E7

Lighter +30%#C3C5D0

Lighter +20%#A6A9BA

Lighter +10%#898DA4

Darker −10%#575B70

Darker −20%#414353

Darker −30%#2A2C37

Darker −40%#14151A

More saturated +25%#4E5DAC

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R109

G114

B141

Red109 (42.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue230.62°

Saturation (HSL)12.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 72 · B 8D

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