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Recognised as Colour

#6371BA

  • #6371BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6371BA is a blue with RGB values 99, 113, 186 and HSL 230°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6371BA#6371BA
HEX#6371BA
RGBrgb(99, 113, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4431, 0.7294
RGB percentages38.8%, 44.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(230.3, 38.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 46.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK46.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,517,178
CSS custom property--colour: #6371BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18008WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#9C8E45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5679BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E72B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#43808Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAC63
Analogous#639DBA, #8063BA
Triadic#BA6371, #71BA63
Split complementary#BA8063, #9DBA63
Tetradic#BA639D, #BAAC63, #63BA80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F2F9
Lighter +30%#CDD2E9
Lighter +20%#AAB1D9
Lighter +10%#8691CA
Darker −10%#4856A2
Darker −20%#38447F
Darker −30%#28315C
Darker −40%#191E38
More saturated +25%#475ED6
Less saturated −25%#7F849E

Channel breakdown

R99
G113
B186
Red99 (38.8%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue230.34°
Saturation (HSL)38.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 71 · B BA

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