Colour

#6F778E

#6F778E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F778E is a blue with RGB values 111, 119, 142 and HSL 225°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6F778E

RGBrgb(111, 119, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4667, 0.5569

RGB percentages43.5%, 46.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(224.5, 12.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 21.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK21.8%, 16.2%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,305,102

CSS custom property--colour: #6F778E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#908871

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70798Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E768Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#687B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7 Gray · ΔE 14.1 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Steel blue · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E866F

Analogous#6F878E, #766F8E

Triadic#8E6F77, #778E6F

Split complementary#8E766F, #878E6F

Tetradic#8E6F87, #8E866F, #6F8E76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E3E8

Lighter +30%#C5C8D1

Lighter +20%#A8ADBB

Lighter +10%#8B92A5

Darker −10%#595F71

Darker −20%#424755

Darker −30%#2C2F38

Darker −40%#15171C

More saturated +25%#4F68AE

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R111

G119

B142

Red111 (43.5%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue224.52°

Saturation (HSL)12.25%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 77 · B 8E

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Colour values

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