Colour

#6D7893

#6D7893
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6D7893 is a blue with RGB values 109, 120, 147 and HSL 223°, 15%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6D7893

RGBrgb(109, 120, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4706, 0.5765

RGB percentages42.7%, 47.1%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(222.6, 15%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 25.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK25.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,174,291

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7893;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#92876C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707A94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7792no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#637D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.2 Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Dark grey · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93886D

Analogous#6D8B93, #756D93

Triadic#936D78, #78936D

Split complementary#93756D, #8B936D

Tetradic#936D8B, #93886D, #6D9375

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E4EA

Lighter +30%#C5C9D4

Lighter +20%#A8AEBE

Lighter +10%#8A93A9

Darker −10%#576076

Darker −20%#414859

Darker −30%#2C303B

Darker −40%#16181E

More saturated +25%#4D6BB3

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R109

G120

B147

Red109 (42.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue222.63°

Saturation (HSL)14.96%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 78 · B 93

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