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Recognised as Colour

#6F82AA

  • #6F82AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F82AA is a blue with RGB values 111, 130, 170 and HSL 221°, 26%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F82AA#6F82AA
HEX#6F82AA
RGBrgb(111, 130, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5098, 0.6667
RGB percentages43.5%, 51%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(220.7, 25.8%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 34.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK34.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,307,946
CSS custom property--colour: #6F82AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#907D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7585ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7FA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5D8A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 23.6Dim grey · ΔE 25.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA976F
Analogous#6FA0AA, #7A6FAA
Triadic#AA6F82, #82AA6F
Split complementary#AA7A6F, #A0AA6F
Tetradic#AA6FA0, #AA976F, #6FAA7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF1F6
Lighter +30%#CFD6E3
Lighter +20%#AFBAD0
Lighter +10%#8F9EBD
Darker −10%#556891
Darker −20%#425171
Darker −30%#303A50
Darker −40%#1D2330
More saturated +25%#5278C7
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8D

Channel breakdown

R111
G130
B170
Red111 (43.5%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)25.76%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 82 · B AA

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