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Recognised as Colour

#6F91A2

  • #6F91A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6F91A2 is a blue with RGB values 111, 145, 162 and HSL 200°, 22%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6F91A2#6F91A2
HEX#6F91A2
RGBrgb(111, 145, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4353, 0.5686, 0.6353
RGB percentages43.5%, 56.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(200, 21.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 31.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK31.5%, 10.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,311,778
CSS custom property--colour: #6F91A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#906E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#898FA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8189A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F9696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A2806F
Analogous#6FA29A, #6F77A2
Triadic#A26F91, #91A26F
Split complementary#A26F78, #A29A6F
Tetradic#996FA2, #A2806F, #78A26F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EBF0F2
Lighter +30%#CCD8DE
Lighter +20%#ADC0CA
Lighter +10%#8EA9B6
Darker −10%#577787
Darker −20%#435C68
Darker −30%#2F4049
Darker −40%#1B252A
More saturated +25%#519BC0
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R111
G145
B162
Red111 (43.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)21.52%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6F · G 91 · B A2

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