Recognised as Colour

#6E8491

#6E8491
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6E8491 is a blue with RGB values 110, 132, 145 and HSL 202°, 14%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E8491

RGBrgb(110, 132, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5176, 0.5686

RGB percentages43.1%, 51.8%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(202.3, 13.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 24.1%, 56.9%)

CMYK24.1%, 9%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,242,897

CSS custom property--colour: #6E8491;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#917B6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E8392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#797F91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#648888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 3.6 Gray · ΔE 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.06, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#917B6E

Analogous#6E918C, #6E7391

Triadic#916E84, #84916E

Split complementary#916E73, #918C6E

Tetradic#8C6E91, #917B6E, #73916E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E6E9

Lighter +30%#C5CED3

Lighter +20%#A8B5BD

Lighter +10%#8B9DA7

Darker −10%#586A74

Darker −20%#424F57

Darker −30%#2C353A

Darker −40%#161A1D

More saturated +25%#4E8CB1

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R110

G132

B145

Red110 (43.1%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue202.29°

Saturation (HSL)13.73%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 84 · B 91

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