Recognised as Colour

#6E7EA0

#6E7EA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E7EA0 is a blue with RGB values 110, 126, 160 and HSL 221°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6E7EA0#6E7EA0

HEX#6E7EA0

RGBrgb(110, 126, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.4941, 0.6275

RGB percentages43.1%, 49.4%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(220.8, 20.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 31.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK31.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,241,376

CSS custom property--colour: #6E7EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#91815F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7380A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#608589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0906E

Analogous#6E97A0, #776EA0

Triadic#A06E7E, #7EA06E

Split complementary#A0776E, #97A06E

Tetradic#A06E97, #A0906E, #6EA077

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9ECF1

Lighter +30%#CAD0DD

Lighter +20%#ACB5C8

Lighter +10%#8D99B4

Darker −10%#576584

Darker −20%#434E66

Darker −30%#2E3647

Darker −40%#1A1F28

More saturated +25%#5073BE

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R110

G126

B160

Red110 (43.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)20.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 7E · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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