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Recognised as Colour

#6D7EB7

  • #6D7EB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D7EB7 is a blue with RGB values 109, 126, 183 and HSL 226°, 34%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D7EB7#6D7EB7
HEX#6D7EB7
RGBrgb(109, 126, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.4941, 0.7176
RGB percentages42.7%, 49.4%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(226.2, 33.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 40.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK40.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,175,863
CSS custom property--colour: #6D7EB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#928148

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B83B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#647DB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#558992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7A66D
Analogous#6DA3B7, #816DB7
Triadic#B76D7E, #7EB76D
Split complementary#B7816D, #A3B76D
Tetradic#B76DA3, #B7A66D, #6DB781

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FA
Lighter +30%#D3D9EA
Lighter +20%#B1BAD9
Lighter +10%#8F9CC8
Darker −10%#5062A1
Darker −20%#3F4E7F
Darker −30%#2E395D
Darker −40%#1D243B
More saturated +25%#526FD2
Less saturated −25%#888D9C

Channel breakdown

R109
G126
B183
Red109 (42.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue226.22°
Saturation (HSL)33.94%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 7E · B B7

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