Recognised as Colour

#6F869F

#6F869F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#6F869F is a blue with RGB values 111, 134, 159 and HSL 211°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6F869F#6F869F

HEX#6F869F

RGBrgb(111, 134, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5255, 0.6235

RGB percentages43.5%, 52.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(211.2, 20%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 30.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK30.2%, 15.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,308,959

CSS custom property--colour: #6F869F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#907960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D86A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#77819Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#618C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5 Slate grey · ΔE 5.8 Gray · ΔE 16.2 Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.98, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F886F

Analogous#6F9E9F, #706F9F

Triadic#9F6F86, #869F6F

Split complementary#9F706F, #9E9F6F

Tetradic#9F6F9E, #9F886F, #6F9F70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EDF1

Lighter +30%#CBD3DC

Lighter +20%#ACB9C8

Lighter +10%#8EA0B3

Darker −10%#586D83

Darker −20%#435365

Darker −30%#2F3A46

Darker −40%#1A2128

More saturated +25%#5185BD

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R111

G134

B159

Red111 (43.5%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue211.25°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 6F · G 86 · B 9F

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