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Recognised as Colour

#6382DE

  • #6382DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6382DE is a blue with RGB values 99, 130, 222 and HSL 225°, 65%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6382DE#6382DE
HEX#6382DE
RGBrgb(99, 130, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5098, 0.8706
RGB percentages38.8%, 51%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(224.9, 65.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 55.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK55.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,521,566
CSS custom property--colour: #6382DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#9C7D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C81DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1896A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBF63
Analogous#63C0DE, #8263DE
Triadic#DE6382, #82DE63
Split complementary#DE8263, #C0DE63
Tetradic#DE63C0, #DEBF63, #63DE82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E7F9
Lighter +20%#B7C5F0
Lighter +10%#8DA4E7
Darker −10%#3960D5
Darker −20%#264AB5
Darker −30%#1D398B
Darker −40%#142861
More saturated +25%#4B76F6
Less saturated −25%#7B8EC6

Channel breakdown

R99
G130
B222
Red99 (38.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue224.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.08%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 82 · B DE

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