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Recognised as Colour

#6D97AD

  • #6D97AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6D97AD is a blue with RGB values 109, 151, 173 and HSL 201°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6D97AD#6D97AD
HEX#6D97AD
RGBrgb(109, 151, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.5922, 0.6784
RGB percentages42.7%, 59.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(200.6, 28.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 37%, 67.8%)
CMYK37%, 12.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,182,253
CSS custom property--colour: #6D97AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#926852

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C95AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#838EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#569D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 11.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Gray · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD836D
Analogous#6DADA3, #6D77AD
Triadic#AD6D97, #97AD6D
Split complementary#AD6D77, #ADA36D
Tetradic#A36DAD, #AD836D, #77AD6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F4F6
Lighter +30%#CFDDE4
Lighter +20%#AEC6D2
Lighter +10%#8EAEBF
Darker −10%#537E94
Darker −20%#416273
Darker −30%#2E4653
Darker −40%#1C2A32
More saturated +25%#51A0CA
Less saturated −25%#8A8E91

Channel breakdown

R109
G151
B173
Red109 (42.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue200.63°
Saturation (HSL)28.07%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 97 · B AD

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