Colour

#6D7EA8

#6D7EA8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6D7EA8 is a blue with RGB values 109, 126, 168 and HSL 223°, 25%, 54%. 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

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HEX#6D7EA8

RGBrgb(109, 126, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4941, 0.6588

RGB percentages42.7%, 49.4%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(222.7, 25.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 35.1%, 65.9%)

CMYK35.1%, 25%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,175,848

CSS custom property--colour: #6D7EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21WCAG 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 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#928157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7081AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B7CA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#5C868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 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 text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8976D

Analogous#6D9BA8, #7A6DA8

Triadic#A86D7E, #7EA86D

Split complementary#A87A6D, #9BA86D

Tetradic#A86D9B, #A8976D, #6DA87A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEFF4

Lighter +30%#CDD3E1

Lighter +20%#ADB6CE

Lighter +10%#8D9ABB

Darker −10%#54658E

Darker −20%#414E6E

Darker −30%#2E374E

Darker −40%#1B212E

More saturated +25%#5072C5

Less saturated −25%#8A8A8B

Channel breakdown

R109

G126

B168

Red109 (42.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue222.71°

Saturation (HSL)25.32%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6D · G 7E · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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