Colour

#6F7E91

#6F7E91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#6F7E91 is a blue with RGB values 111, 126, 145 and HSL 214°, 13%, 50%. 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

#6F7E91#6F7E91

HEX#6F7E91

RGBrgb(111, 126, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4941, 0.5686

RGB percentages43.5%, 49.4%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(213.5, 13.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 23.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK23.4%, 13.1%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,306,897

CSS custom property--colour: #6F7E91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 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#90816E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777E92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#747B91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#668284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 1.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 4 Gray · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91826F

Analogous#6F8F91, #716F91

Triadic#916F7E, #7E916F

Split complementary#91716F, #8F916F

Tetradic#916F8F, #91826F, #6F9171

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E6E9

Lighter +30%#C6CCD3

Lighter +20%#A9B2BD

Lighter +10%#8C98A7

Darker −10%#596574

Darker −20%#434C57

Darker −30%#2D333A

Darker −40%#171A1D

More saturated +25%#4F7AB1

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R111

G126

B145

Red111 (43.5%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue213.53°

Saturation (HSL)13.39%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 7E · B 91

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