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Recognised as Colour

#6D89C7

  • #6D89C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6D89C7 is a blue with RGB values 109, 137, 199 and HSL 221°, 45%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6D89C7#6D89C7
HEX#6D89C7
RGBrgb(109, 137, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5373, 0.7804
RGB percentages42.7%, 53.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(221.3, 44.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 45.2%, 78%)
CMYK45.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,178,695
CSS custom property--colour: #6D89C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#927638

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6986C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4B969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7AB6D
Analogous#6DB6C7, #7E6DC7
Triadic#C76D89, #89C76D
Split complementary#C77E6D, #B6C76D
Tetradic#C76DB6, #C7AB6D, #6DC77E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE2F1
Lighter +20%#B7C5E3
Lighter +10%#92A7D5
Darker −10%#486BB9
Darker −20%#395695
Darker −30%#2B4070
Darker −40%#1D2B4B
More saturated +25%#547FE0
Less saturated −25%#8693AE

Channel breakdown

R109
G137
B199
Red109 (42.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue221.33°
Saturation (HSL)44.55%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 89 · B C7

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