Colour

#6E7892

#6E7892
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7892 is a blue with RGB values 110, 120, 146 and HSL 223°, 14%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E7892

RGBrgb(110, 120, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4706, 0.5725

RGB percentages43.1%, 47.1%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(223.3, 14.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 24.7%, 57.3%)

CMYK24.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,239,826

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7892;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#91876D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707A93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7791no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#657D81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.6 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92886E

Analogous#6E8A92, #766E92

Triadic#926E78, #78926E

Split complementary#92766E, #8A926E

Tetradic#926E8A, #92886E, #6E9276

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E4EA

Lighter +30%#C5C9D4

Lighter +20%#A8AEBE

Lighter +10%#8B93A8

Darker −10%#586075

Darker −20%#424858

Darker −30%#2C303B

Darker −40%#16181E

More saturated +25%#4E6AB2

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R110

G120

B146

Red110 (43.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue223.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.17%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 78 · B 92

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