Colour

#6E6B90

#6E6B90
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E6B90 is a blue with RGB values 110, 107, 144 and HSL 245°, 15%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E6B90#6E6B90

HEX#6E6B90

RGBrgb(110, 107, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4196, 0.5647

RGB percentages43.1%, 42%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(244.9, 14.7%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 25.7%, 56.5%)

CMYK23.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,236,496

CSS custom property--colour: #6E6B90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#91946F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#616E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#677178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D906B

Analogous#6B7A90, #816B90

Triadic#906E6B, #6B906E

Split complementary#90816B, #7A906B

Tetradic#906B7A, #8D906B, #6B9081

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0DFE8

Lighter +30%#C3C2D2

Lighter +20%#A7A5BC

Lighter +10%#8A88A6

Darker −10%#585573

Darker −20%#414055

Darker −30%#2B2A38

Darker −40%#15141B

More saturated +25%#544CAF

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R110

G107

B144

Red110 (43.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue244.86°

Saturation (HSL)14.74%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 6B · B 90

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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