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Recognised as Colour

#638BBE

  • #638BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#638BBE is a blue with RGB values 99, 139, 190 and HSL 214°, 41%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#638BBE#638BBE
HEX#638BBE
RGBrgb(99, 139, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5451, 0.7451
RGB percentages38.8%, 54.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213.6, 41.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 47.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK47.9%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,523,838
CSS custom property--colour: #638BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#9C7441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#778DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C85BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3C969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9663
Analogous#63B9BE, #6863BE
Triadic#BE638B, #8BBE63
Split complementary#BE6863, #B9BE63
Tetradic#BE63B9, #BE9663, #63BE68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FA
Lighter +30%#CFDBEB
Lighter +20%#ABC1DC
Lighter +10%#87A6CD
Darker −10%#4671A8
Darker −20%#375984
Darker −30%#284160
Darker −40%#19283C
More saturated +25%#4788DA
Less saturated −25%#7F8EA2

Channel breakdown

R99
G139
B190
Red99 (38.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.63°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 8B · B BE

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