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Recognised as Colour

#6F6497

  • #6F6497
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F6497 is a blue with RGB values 111, 100, 151 and HSL 253°, 20%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F6497#6F6497
HEX#6F6497
RGBrgb(111, 100, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.3922, 0.5922
RGB percentages43.5%, 39.2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(252.9, 20.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 33.8%, 59.2%)
CMYK26.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,300,247
CSS custom property--colour: #6F6497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#909B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#586A96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#676D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C9764
Analogous#647297, #896497
Triadic#976F64, #64976F
Split complementary#978964, #739764
Tetradic#976472, #8C9764, #649789

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DEE9
Lighter +30%#C4BFD5
Lighter +20%#A7A1C0
Lighter +10%#8B82AC
Darker −10%#585078
Darker −20%#423B5A
Darker −30%#2B273B
Darker −40%#15131C
More saturated +25%#5D45B6
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R111
G100
B151
Red111 (43.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)20.32%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 64 · B 97

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