Colour

#6D7598

#6D7598
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D7598 is a blue with RGB values 109, 117, 152 and HSL 229°, 17%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#6D7598

RGBrgb(109, 117, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4588, 0.5961

RGB percentages42.7%, 45.9%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(228.8, 17.3%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 28.3%, 59.6%)

CMYK28.3%, 23%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,173,528

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#928A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B789Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#687597no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#627C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98906D

Analogous#6D8A98, #7B6D98

Triadic#986D75, #75986D

Split complementary#987B6D, #8A986D

Tetradic#986D8A, #98906D, #6D987B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E6EC

Lighter +30%#C7CAD7

Lighter +20%#A9AEC2

Lighter +10%#8B91AD

Darker −10%#575E7B

Darker −20%#42475D

Darker −30%#2D303F

Darker −40%#181921

More saturated +25%#4E61B7

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R109

G117

B152

Red109 (42.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue228.84°

Saturation (HSL)17.27%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 75 · B 98

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