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Recognised as Colour

#6D7BBA

  • #6D7BBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D7BBA is a blue with RGB values 109, 123, 186 and HSL 229°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D7BBA#6D7BBA
HEX#6D7BBA
RGBrgb(109, 123, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4824, 0.7294
RGB percentages42.7%, 48.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(229.1, 35.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 41.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK41.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,175,098
CSS custom property--colour: #6D7BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#928445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6582BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7BB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#548892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAC6D
Analogous#6DA2BA, #856DBA
Triadic#BA6D7B, #7BBA6D
Split complementary#BA856D, #A2BA6D
Tetradic#BA6DA2, #BAAC6D, #6DBA85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FB
Lighter +30%#D5D9EB
Lighter +20%#B2BADB
Lighter +10%#909ACA
Darker −10%#4E5EA6
Darker −20%#3E4B83
Darker −30%#2E3760
Darker −40%#1D233E
More saturated +25%#526AD5
Less saturated −25%#888C9F

Channel breakdown

R109
G123
B186
Red109 (42.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)35.81%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 7B · B BA

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