Colour

#6E8BA2

#6E8BA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#6E8BA2 is a blue with RGB values 110, 139, 162 and HSL 207°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6E8BA2

RGBrgb(110, 139, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4314, 0.5451, 0.6353

RGB percentages43.1%, 54.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(206.5, 21.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 32.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK32.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,244,706

CSS custom property--colour: #6E8BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#91745D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#828BA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B85A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#5E9192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5 Slate grey · ΔE 6.6 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 17.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.99, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2856E

Analogous#6EA29F, #6E71A2

Triadic#A26E8B, #8BA26E

Split complementary#A26E71, #A29F6E

Tetradic#9F6EA2, #A2856E, #71A26E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEEF2

Lighter +30%#CBD6DE

Lighter +20%#ACBDCA

Lighter +10%#8DA4B6

Darker −10%#567187

Darker −20%#425768

Darker −30%#2F3D49

Darker −40%#1B2329

More saturated +25%#508EC0

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R110

G139

B162

Red110 (43.1%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue206.54°

Saturation (HSL)21.85%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6E · G 8B · B A2

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