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Recognised as Colour

#6F84B6

  • #6F84B6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6F84B6 is a blue with RGB values 111, 132, 182 and HSL 222°, 33%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6F84B6#6F84B6
HEX#6F84B6
RGBrgb(111, 132, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5176, 0.7137
RGB percentages43.5%, 51.8%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(222.3, 32.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 39%, 71.4%)
CMYK39%, 27.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,308,470
CSS custom property--colour: #6F84B6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#907B49

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7388B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C82B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#588E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6A16F
Analogous#6FA7B6, #7E6FB6
Triadic#B66F84, #84B66F
Split complementary#B67E6F, #A7B66F
Tetradic#B66FA8, #B6A16F, #6FB67E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FB
Lighter +30%#D5DBE9
Lighter +20%#B3BED8
Lighter +10%#91A1C7
Darker −10%#5169A1
Darker −20%#40537F
Darker −30%#2F3D5D
Darker −40%#1E273B
More saturated +25%#5479D1
Less saturated −25%#8A8F9B

Channel breakdown

R111
G132
B182
Red111 (43.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)32.72%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 84 · B B6

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