Colour

#6E789A

#6E789A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E789A is a blue with RGB values 110, 120, 154 and HSL 226°, 18%, 52%. 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

#6E789A#6E789A

HEX#6E789A

RGBrgb(110, 120, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4706, 0.6039

RGB percentages43.1%, 47.1%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(226.4, 17.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 28.6%, 60.4%)

CMYK28.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,239,834

CSS custom property--colour: #6E789A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#918765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7B9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7799no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#637E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A906E

Analogous#6E8E9A, #7A6E9A

Triadic#9A6E78, #789A6E

Split complementary#9A7A6E, #8E9A6E

Tetradic#9A6E8E, #9A906E, #6E9A7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E8EE

Lighter +30%#C8CCD9

Lighter +20%#AAB0C4

Lighter +10%#8C94AF

Darker −10%#57607E

Darker −20%#43495F

Darker −30%#2E3241

Darker −40%#191B23

More saturated +25%#4F67B9

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R110

G120

B154

Red110 (43.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue226.36°

Saturation (HSL)17.89%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 78 · B 9A

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