Colour

#6F7EA7

#6F7EA7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6F7EA7 is a blue with RGB values 111, 126, 167 and HSL 224°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F7EA7#6F7EA7

HEX#6F7EA7

RGBrgb(111, 126, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.4941, 0.6549

RGB percentages43.5%, 49.4%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(223.9, 24.1%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 33.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK33.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,306,919

CSS custom property--colour: #6F7EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#908158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7181A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7CA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5F868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7986F

Analogous#6F9AA7, #7C6FA7

Triadic#A76F7E, #7EA76F

Split complementary#A77C6F, #9AA76F

Tetradic#A76F9A, #A7986F, #6FA77C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEFF4

Lighter +30%#CED3E1

Lighter +20%#AEB7CE

Lighter +10%#8F9ABA

Darker −10%#56658D

Darker −20%#434E6D

Darker −30%#2F374E

Darker −40%#1C212E

More saturated +25%#5271C4

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R111

G126

B167

Red111 (43.5%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue223.93°

Saturation (HSL)24.14%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 7E · B A7

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