Recognised as Colour

#6F7CA0

#6F7CA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F7CA0 is a blue with RGB values 111, 124, 160 and HSL 224°, 21%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#6F7CA0#6F7CA0

HEX#6F7CA0

RGBrgb(111, 124, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4863, 0.6275

RGB percentages43.5%, 48.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(224.1, 20.5%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 30.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK30.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,306,400

CSS custom property--colour: #6F7CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#90835F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717FA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7B9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#628388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Gray · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0936F

Analogous#6F95A0, #7B6FA0

Triadic#A06F7C, #7CA06F

Split complementary#A07A6F, #95A06F

Tetradic#A06F95, #A0936F, #6FA07A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAECF1

Lighter +30%#CBD0DD

Lighter +20%#ACB4C9

Lighter +10%#8E98B4

Darker −10%#576385

Darker −20%#434C66

Darker −30%#2F3547

Darker −40%#1B1E28

More saturated +25%#516EBE

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R111

G124

B160

Red111 (43.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue224.08°

Saturation (HSL)20.5%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 7C · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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