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Recognised as Colour

#6D82BC

  • #6D82BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D82BC is a blue with RGB values 109, 130, 188 and HSL 224°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D82BC#6D82BC
HEX#6D82BC
RGBrgb(109, 130, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5098, 0.7373
RGB percentages42.7%, 51%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(224.1, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK42%, 30.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,176,892
CSS custom property--colour: #6D82BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#927D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E87BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6680BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#528E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA76D
Analogous#6DAABC, #806DBC
Triadic#BC6D82, #82BC6D
Split complementary#BC806D, #AABC6D
Tetradic#BC6DAA, #BCA76D, #6DBC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFC
Lighter +30%#D6DCEC
Lighter +20%#B3BEDC
Lighter +10%#90A0CC
Darker −10%#4D66A9
Darker −20%#3D5186
Darker −30%#2D3B63
Darker −40%#1D2640
More saturated +25%#5276D7
Less saturated −25%#888EA1

Channel breakdown

R109
G130
B188
Red109 (42.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue224.05°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 82 · B BC

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