Colour

#6E7485

#6E7485
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7485 is a blue with RGB values 110, 116, 133 and HSL 224°, 9%, 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#6E7485

RGBrgb(110, 116, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4549, 0.5216

RGB percentages43.1%, 45.5%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(224.3, 9.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 17.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK17.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,238,789

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7485;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#918B7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7586no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7385no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#697779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Dim grey · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 11.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#857F6E

Analogous#6E8085, #746E85

Triadic#856E74, #74856E

Split complementary#85746E, #80856E

Tetradic#856E80, #857F6E, #6E8574

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDDEE2

Lighter +30%#C1C3CB

Lighter +20%#A5A9B4

Lighter +10%#898E9D

Darker −10%#575C69

Darker −20%#40434D

Darker −30%#292B31

Darker −40%#121315

More saturated +25%#5065A3

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R110

G116

B133

Red110 (43.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue224.35°

Saturation (HSL)9.47%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 74 · B 85

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