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Colour

#6E758F

  • #6E758F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#6E758F is a blue with RGB values 110, 117, 143 and HSL 227°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E758F#6E758F
HEX#6E758F
RGBrgb(110, 117, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4588, 0.5608
RGB percentages43.1%, 45.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(227.3, 13%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 23.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK23.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,239,055
CSS custom property--colour: #6E758F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#918A70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B758Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#667A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.8Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Gray · ΔE 15.9Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F886E
Analogous#6E868F, #776E8F
Triadic#8F6E75, #758F6E
Split complementary#8F786E, #868F6E
Tetradic#8F6E86, #8F886E, #6E8F78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E3E8
Lighter +30%#C4C7D2
Lighter +20%#A7ACBC
Lighter +10%#8B90A5
Darker −10%#585D72
Darker −20%#424655
Darker −30%#2B2E39
Darker −40%#15171C
More saturated +25%#4E63AF
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R110
G117
B143
Red110 (43.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue227.27°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 75 · B 8F

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