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Recognised as Colour

#6F8599

  • #6F8599
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6F8599 is a blue with RGB values 111, 133, 153 and HSL 209°, 17%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6F8599#6F8599
HEX#6F8599
RGBrgb(111, 133, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5216, 0.6
RGB percentages43.5%, 52.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(208.6, 17.1%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 27.5%, 60%)
CMYK27.5%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,308,697
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#907A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D859Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#788099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#638A8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 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 text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.7Slate grey · ΔE 3.3Gray · ΔE 13.7Dim grey · ΔE 17Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.74, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99836F
Analogous#6F9998, #6F7099
Triadic#996F85, #85996F
Split complementary#996F70, #99986F
Tetradic#986F99, #99836F, #70996F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAEE
Lighter +30%#C9D1D8
Lighter +20%#ABB8C3
Lighter +10%#8D9EAE
Darker −10%#586B7D
Darker −20%#43525F
Darker −30%#2E3841
Darker −40%#191E23
More saturated +25%#5086B8
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R111
G133
B153
Red111 (43.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue208.57°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 85 · B 99

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