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Recognised as Colour

#6D9CB4

  • #6D9CB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6D9CB4 is a blue with RGB values 109, 156, 180 and HSL 200°, 32%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6D9CB4#6D9CB4
HEX#6D9CB4
RGBrgb(109, 156, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4275, 0.6118, 0.7059
RGB percentages42.7%, 61.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(200.3, 32.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 39.4%, 70.6%)
CMYK39.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,183,540
CSS custom property--colour: #6D9CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#92634B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#909AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8692B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#52A3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4856D
Analogous#6DB4A9, #6D78B4
Triadic#B46D9C, #9CB46D
Split complementary#B46D79, #B4A86D
Tetradic#A86DB4, #B4856D, #79B46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7F9
Lighter +30%#D2E1E8
Lighter +20%#B0CAD7
Lighter +10%#8FB3C5
Darker −10%#51839D
Darker −20%#3F677C
Darker −30%#2E4B5A
Darker −40%#1D2F38
More saturated +25%#51A5D0
Less saturated −25%#899398

Channel breakdown

R109
G156
B180
Red109 (42.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue200.28°
Saturation (HSL)32.13%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6D · G 9C · B B4

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