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Recognised as Colour

#6D79BA

  • #6D79BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D79BA is a blue with RGB values 109, 121, 186 and HSL 231°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D79BA#6D79BA
HEX#6D79BA
RGBrgb(109, 121, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4745, 0.7294
RGB percentages42.7%, 47.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(230.6, 35.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 41.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK41.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,174,586
CSS custom property--colour: #6D79BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#928645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6380BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#548691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAE6D
Analogous#6D9FBA, #886DBA
Triadic#BA6D79, #79BA6D
Split complementary#BA876D, #9FBA6D
Tetradic#BA6D9F, #BAAE6D, #6DBA87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FB
Lighter +30%#D5D8EB
Lighter +20%#B2B9DB
Lighter +10%#9099CA
Darker −10%#4E5CA6
Darker −20%#3E4983
Darker −30%#2E3560
Darker −40%#1D223E
More saturated +25%#5267D5
Less saturated −25%#888B9F

Channel breakdown

R109
G121
B186
Red109 (42.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue230.65°
Saturation (HSL)35.81%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 79 · B BA

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