Colour

#6D738A

#6D738A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D738A is a blue with RGB values 109, 115, 138 and HSL 228°, 12%, 48%. 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#6D738A

RGBrgb(109, 115, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.451, 0.5412

RGB percentages42.7%, 45.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(227.6, 11.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 21%, 54.1%)

CMYK21%, 16.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,173,002

CSS custom property--colour: #6D738A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#928C75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D758Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#66777Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A846D

Analogous#6D828A, #756D8A

Triadic#8A6D73, #738A6D

Split complementary#8A756D, #828A6D

Tetradic#8A6D82, #8A846D, #6D8A75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDFE5

Lighter +30%#C2C4CE

Lighter +20%#A5A9B8

Lighter +10%#898EA1

Darker −10%#565B6E

Darker −20%#404451

Darker −30%#292C35

Darker −40%#131418

More saturated +25%#4E61A9

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R109

G115

B138

Red109 (42.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue227.59°

Saturation (HSL)11.74%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 73 · B 8A

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