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Recognised as Colour

#6385CD

  • #6385CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6385CD is a blue with RGB values 99, 133, 205 and HSL 221°, 51%, 60%. 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

#6385CD#6385CD
HEX#6385CD
RGBrgb(99, 133, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5216, 0.8039
RGB percentages38.8%, 52.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(220.8, 51.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 51.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK51.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,522,317
CSS custom property--colour: #6385CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#9C7A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D82CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#30959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDAB63
Analogous#63BACD, #7663CD
Triadic#CD6385, #85CD63
Split complementary#CD7663, #BACD63
Tetradic#CD63BA, #CDAB63, #63CD76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D7E0F2
Lighter +20%#B0C1E6
Lighter +10%#8AA3D9
Darker −10%#3D67C0
Darker −20%#315299
Darker −30%#253E72
Darker −40%#18294C
More saturated +25%#497CE7
Less saturated −25%#7D8EB3

Channel breakdown

R99
G133
B205
Red99 (38.8%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue220.75°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 85 · B CD

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