Colour

#6D758A

#6D758A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D758A is a blue with RGB values 109, 117, 138 and HSL 223°, 12%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D758A

RGBrgb(109, 117, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4588, 0.5412

RGB percentages42.7%, 45.9%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(223.4, 11.7%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 21%, 54.1%)

CMYK21%, 15.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,173,514

CSS custom property--colour: #6D758A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#928A75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F768Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#66797Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Gray · ΔE 13.3 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A826D

Analogous#6D848A, #736D8A

Triadic#8A6D75, #758A6D

Split complementary#8A736D, #848A6D

Tetradic#8A6D84, #8A826D, #6D8A73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE0E5

Lighter +30%#C2C5CE

Lighter +20%#A5AAB8

Lighter +10%#898FA1

Darker −10%#565D6E

Darker −20%#404551

Darker −30%#292D35

Darker −40%#131418

More saturated +25%#4E67A9

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R109

G117

B138

Red109 (42.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue223.45°

Saturation (HSL)11.74%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 75 · B 8A

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