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Recognised as Colour

#6385AF

  • #6385AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6385AF is a blue with RGB values 99, 133, 175 and HSL 213°, 32%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6385AF#6385AF
HEX#6385AF
RGBrgb(99, 133, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5216, 0.6863
RGB percentages38.8%, 52.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(213.2, 32.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 43.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK43.4%, 24%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,522,287
CSS custom property--colour: #6385AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#9C7A50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7587B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7FAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#468E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8D63
Analogous#63ABAF, #6763AF
Triadic#AF6385, #85AF63
Split complementary#AF6763, #ABAF63
Tetradic#AF63AB, #AF8D63, #63AF67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEEF4
Lighter +30%#C8D4E3
Lighter +20%#A6BAD2
Lighter +10%#859FC0
Darker −10%#4C6C93
Darker −20%#3A5372
Darker −30%#293A50
Darker −40%#18222E
More saturated +25%#4682CC
Less saturated −25%#818892

Channel breakdown

R99
G133
B175
Red99 (38.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue213.16°
Saturation (HSL)32.2%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 85 · B AF

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