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Recognised as Colour

#636CC9

  • #636CC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#636CC9 is a blue with RGB values 99, 108, 201 and HSL 235°, 49%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#636CC9#636CC9
HEX#636CC9
RGBrgb(99, 108, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4235, 0.7882
RGB percentages38.8%, 42.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(234.7, 48.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 50.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK50.7%, 46.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,515,913
CSS custom property--colour: #636CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#9C9336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4479CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A70C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#398091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C063
Analogous#639FC9, #8D63C9
Triadic#C9636C, #6CC963
Split complementary#C98D63, #9FC963
Tetradic#C9639F, #C9C063, #63C98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D5D7F0
Lighter +20%#AFB3E3
Lighter +10%#8990D6
Darker −10%#404BB9
Darker −20%#333B93
Darker −30%#262C6D
Darker −40%#191D47
More saturated +25%#4956E3
Less saturated −25%#7D82AF

Channel breakdown

R99
G108
B201
Red99 (38.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 6C · B C9

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