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Recognised as Colour

#6F83A9

  • #6F83A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F83A9 is a blue with RGB values 111, 131, 169 and HSL 219°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F83A9#6F83A9
HEX#6F83A9
RGBrgb(111, 131, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5137, 0.6627
RGB percentages43.5%, 51.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(219.3, 25.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 34.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK34.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,308,201
CSS custom property--colour: #6F83A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#907C56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7685ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7080A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9956F
Analogous#6FA0A9, #786FA9
Triadic#A96F83, #83A96F
Split complementary#A9786F, #A0A96F
Tetradic#A96FA0, #A9956F, #6FA978

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF1F5
Lighter +30%#CFD5E2
Lighter +20%#AFBACF
Lighter +10%#8F9EBC
Darker −10%#566A8F
Darker −20%#43526F
Darker −30%#2F3B50
Darker −40%#1C2330
More saturated +25%#527AC6
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R111
G131
B169
Red111 (43.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue219.31°
Saturation (HSL)25.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 83 · B A9

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