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Colour

#6D79AD

  • #6D79AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D79AD is a blue with RGB values 109, 121, 173 and HSL 229°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D79AD#6D79AD
HEX#6D79AD
RGBrgb(109, 121, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4745, 0.6784
RGB percentages42.7%, 47.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(228.8, 28.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 37%, 67.8%)
CMYK37%, 30.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,174,573
CSS custom property--colour: #6D79AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#928652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6379ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A838Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Gray · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA16D
Analogous#6D99AD, #816DAD
Triadic#AD6D79, #79AD6D
Split complementary#AD816D, #99AD6D
Tetradic#AD6D99, #ADA16D, #6DAD81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1F6
Lighter +30%#CFD3E4
Lighter +20%#AEB5D2
Lighter +10%#8E97BF
Darker −10%#535F94
Darker −20%#414A73
Darker −30%#2E3553
Darker −40%#1C2032
More saturated +25%#5167CA
Less saturated −25%#8A8B91

Channel breakdown

R109
G121
B173
Red109 (42.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)28.07%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 79 · B AD

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