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Colour

#6E7488

  • #6E7488
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7488 is a blue with RGB values 110, 116, 136 and HSL 226°, 11%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E7488#6E7488
HEX#6E7488
RGBrgb(110, 116, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4549, 0.5333
RGB percentages43.1%, 45.5%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(226.2, 10.6%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 19.1%, 53.3%)
CMYK19.1%, 14.7%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,238,792
CSS custom property--colour: #6E7488;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#918B77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7689no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#68787Ano 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 text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.9Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3Dim grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 12.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Dark grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88826E
Analogous#6E8188, #756E88
Triadic#886E74, #74886E
Split complementary#88756E, #81886E
Tetradic#886E81, #88826E, #6E8875

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%#575C6C
Darker −20%#404450
Darker −30%#2A2C33
Darker −40%#131417
More saturated +25%#4F63A7
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R110
G116
B136
Red110 (43.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)10.57%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 74 · B 88

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