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Colour

#6372CF

  • #6372CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6372CF is a blue with RGB values 99, 114, 207 and HSL 232°, 53%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6372CF#6372CF
HEX#6372CF
RGBrgb(99, 114, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4471, 0.8118
RGB percentages38.8%, 44.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(231.7, 52.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 52.2%, 81.2%)
CMYK52.2%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,517,455
CSS custom property--colour: #6372CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#9C8D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E75CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#328696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC063
Analogous#63A8CF, #8A63CF
Triadic#CF6372, #72CF63
Split complementary#CF8A63, #A8CF63
Tetradic#CF63A8, #CFC063, #63CF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8DCF3
Lighter +20%#B1B9E7
Lighter +10%#8A95DB
Darker −10%#3C4FC3
Darker −20%#303F9C
Darker −30%#242F75
Darker −40%#18204E
More saturated +25%#4A60E9
Less saturated −25%#7C84B6

Channel breakdown

R99
G114
B207
Red99 (38.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 72 · B CF

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