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Colour

#6E7BBB

  • #6E7BBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6E7BBB is a blue with RGB values 110, 123, 187 and HSL 230°, 36%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6E7BBB#6E7BBB
HEX#6E7BBB
RGBrgb(110, 123, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4824, 0.7333
RGB percentages43.1%, 48.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(229.9, 36.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 41.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK41.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,240,635
CSS custom property--colour: #6E7BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#918444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6582BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#558892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAE6E
Analogous#6EA2BB, #876EBB
Triadic#BB6E7B, #7BBB6E
Split complementary#BB876E, #A2BB6E
Tetradic#BB6EA2, #BBAE6E, #6EBB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FC
Lighter +30%#D6DAEC
Lighter +20%#B3BADC
Lighter +10%#919BCB
Darker −10%#4F5EA7
Darker −20%#3E4A85
Darker −30%#2E3762
Darker −40%#1E233F
More saturated +25%#5369D6
Less saturated −25%#898DA0

Channel breakdown

R110
G123
B187
Red110 (43.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue229.87°
Saturation (HSL)36.15%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6E · G 7B · B BB

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