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Recognised as Colour

#6F8EA2

  • #6F8EA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6F8EA2 is a blue with RGB values 111, 142, 162 and HSL 204°, 22%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6F8EA2#6F8EA2
HEX#6F8EA2
RGBrgb(111, 142, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5569, 0.6353
RGB percentages43.5%, 55.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(203.5, 21.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 31.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK31.5%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,311,010
CSS custom property--colour: #6F8EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#90715D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E87A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5F9394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5Slate grey · ΔE 6.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2836F
Analogous#6FA29C, #6F75A2
Triadic#A26F8E, #8EA26F
Split complementary#A26F75, #A29C6F
Tetradic#9C6FA2, #A2836F, #75A26F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEFF2
Lighter +30%#CCD7DE
Lighter +20%#ADBFCA
Lighter +10%#8EA6B6
Darker −10%#577487
Darker −20%#435968
Darker −30%#2F3F49
Darker −40%#1B242A
More saturated +25%#5194C0
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R111
G142
B162
Red111 (43.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)21.52%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 8E · B A2

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