Colour

#6E7388

#6E7388
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7388 is a blue with RGB values 110, 115, 136 and HSL 228°, 11%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7388

RGBrgb(110, 115, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.451, 0.5333

RGB percentages43.1%, 45.1%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(228.5, 10.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 19.1%, 53.3%)

CMYK19.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,238,536

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#918C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#68777Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88836E

Analogous#6E8088, #766E88

Triadic#886E73, #73886E

Split complementary#88766E, #80886E

Tetradic#886E80, #88836E, #6E8876

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDFE4

Lighter +30%#C2C4CD

Lighter +20%#A5A9B7

Lighter +10%#898EA0

Darker −10%#575B6C

Darker −20%#404350

Darker −30%#2A2B33

Darker −40%#131417

More saturated +25%#4F60A7

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R110

G115

B136

Red110 (43.1%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue228.46°

Saturation (HSL)10.57%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 73 · B 88

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