Colour

#6D7486

#6D7486
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D7486 is a blue with RGB values 109, 116, 134 and HSL 223°, 10%, 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#6D7486

RGBrgb(109, 116, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4549, 0.5255

RGB percentages42.7%, 45.5%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(223.2, 10.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 18.7%, 52.5%)

CMYK18.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,173,254

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#928B79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7386no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#67777Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 8 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 11.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#867F6D

Analogous#6D8086, #736D86

Triadic#866D74, #74866D

Split complementary#86726D, #81866D

Tetradic#866D80, #867F6D, #6D8672

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDEE3

Lighter +30%#C0C3CC

Lighter +20%#A4A9B5

Lighter +10%#888E9E

Darker −10%#565C6A

Darker −20%#3F434E

Darker −30%#282B32

Darker −40%#111316

More saturated +25%#4F67A4

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R109

G116

B134

Red109 (42.7%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue223.2°

Saturation (HSL)10.29%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 74 · B 86

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