Colour

#6E8AA4

#6E8AA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#6E8AA4 is a blue with RGB values 110, 138, 164 and HSL 209°, 23%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E8AA4

RGBrgb(110, 138, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5412, 0.6431

RGB percentages43.1%, 54.1%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(208.9, 22.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 32.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK32.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,244,452

CSS custom property--colour: #6E8AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#91755B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7984A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#5D9092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6 Slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Gray · ΔE 17.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5 Dim grey · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4886E

Analogous#6EA4A3, #6E6FA4

Triadic#A46E8A, #8AA46E

Split complementary#A46E6F, #A4A36E

Tetradic#A36EA4, #A4886E, #6FA46E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEFF3

Lighter +30%#CCD6DF

Lighter +20%#ADBDCB

Lighter +10%#8DA3B8

Darker −10%#567089

Darker −20%#42576A

Darker −30%#2F3D4A

Darker −40%#1B232B

More saturated +25%#518BC2

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R110

G138

B164

Red110 (43.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue208.89°

Saturation (HSL)22.88%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 8A · B A4

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