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Recognised as Colour

#637CFE

  • #637CFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#637CFE is a blue with RGB values 99, 124, 254 and HSL 230°, 99%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#637CFE#637CFE
HEX#637CFE
RGBrgb(99, 124, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.4863, 0.9961
RGB percentages38.8%, 48.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(230.3, 98.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 61%, 99.6%)
CMYK61%, 51.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,520,062
CSS custom property--colour: #637CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#9C8301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE563
Analogous#63C9FE, #9863FE
Triadic#FE637C, #7CFE63
Split complementary#FE9863, #C9FE63
Tetradic#FE63C9, #FEE563, #63FE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8D1FF
Lighter +10%#96A7FE
Darker −10%#3051FE
Darker −20%#022AF9
Darker −30%#0121C7
Darker −40%#011994
More saturated +25%#627BFF
Less saturated −25%#7789EA

Channel breakdown

R99
G124
B254
Red99 (38.8%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)98.73%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 7C · B FE

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