Colour

#6E82AC

#6E82AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6E82AC is a blue with RGB values 110, 130, 172 and HSL 221°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6E82AC

RGBrgb(110, 130, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5098, 0.6745

RGB percentages43.1%, 51%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(220.6, 27.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 36%, 67.5%)

CMYK36%, 24.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,242,412

CSS custom property--colour: #6E82AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#917D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7485AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E7FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5B8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC986E

Analogous#6EA1AC, #796EAC

Triadic#AC6E82, #82AC6E

Split complementary#AC796E, #A1AC6E

Tetradic#AC6EA1, #AC986E, #6EAC79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F2F6

Lighter +30%#CFD6E4

Lighter +20%#AFBAD1

Lighter +10%#8E9EBF

Darker −10%#546893

Darker −20%#425172

Darker −30%#2F3A52

Darker −40%#1C2332

More saturated +25%#5278C9

Less saturated −25%#8B8C90

Channel breakdown

R110

G130

B172

Red110 (43.1%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue220.65°

Saturation (HSL)27.19%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 82 · B AC

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