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Recognised as Colour

#6D8EA1

  • #6D8EA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6D8EA1 is a blue with RGB values 109, 142, 161 and HSL 202°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6D8EA1#6D8EA1
HEX#6D8EA1
RGBrgb(109, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages42.7%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(201.9, 21.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 32.3%, 63.1%)
CMYK32.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,179,937
CSS custom property--colour: #6D8EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#92715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858DA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E87A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5C9394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.4Slate grey · ΔE 7.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1806D
Analogous#6DA19A, #6D74A1
Triadic#A16D8E, #8EA16D
Split complementary#A16D74, #A19A6D
Tetradic#9A6DA1, #A1806D, #74A16D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEF1
Lighter +30%#CAD6DD
Lighter +20%#ABBEC9
Lighter +10%#8CA6B5
Darker −10%#567485
Darker −20%#425966
Darker −30%#2E3E47
Darker −40%#1A2328
More saturated +25%#4F96BF
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R109
G142
B161
Red109 (42.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue201.92°
Saturation (HSL)21.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 8E · B A1

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