Colour

#6F7A98

#6F7A98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F7A98 is a blue with RGB values 111, 122, 152 and HSL 224°, 17%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6F7A98#6F7A98

HEX#6F7A98

RGBrgb(111, 122, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4784, 0.5961

RGB percentages43.5%, 47.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(223.9, 16.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 27%, 59.6%)

CMYK27%, 19.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,305,880

CSS custom property--colour: #6F7A98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#908567

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7997no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#648084no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Gray · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Dark grey · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 8.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988D6F

Analogous#6F8F98, #786F98

Triadic#986F7A, #7A986F

Split complementary#98786F, #8F986F

Tetradic#986F8F, #988D6F, #6F9878

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E8ED

Lighter +30%#C8CCD8

Lighter +20%#AAB1C3

Lighter +10%#8D95AD

Darker −10%#58627C

Darker −20%#434A5E

Darker −30%#2E3340

Darker −40%#191B22

More saturated +25%#506CB7

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R111

G122

B152

Red111 (43.5%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue223.9°

Saturation (HSL)16.6%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 7A · B 98

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