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Recognised as Colour

#638DCE

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

#638DCE is a blue with RGB values 99, 141, 206 and HSL 216°, 52%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#638DCE#638DCE
HEX#638DCE
RGBrgb(99, 141, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5529, 0.8078
RGB percentages38.8%, 55.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(216.4, 52.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 51.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK51.9%, 31.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,524,366
CSS custom property--colour: #638DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#9C7231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7391D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6787CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2D9BA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEA463
Analogous#63C3CE, #6E63CE
Triadic#CE638D, #8DCE63
Split complementary#CE6E63, #C3CE63
Tetradic#CE63C3, #CEA463, #63CE6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D7E2F3
Lighter +20%#B1C6E6
Lighter +10%#8AA9DA
Darker −10%#3D71C1
Darker −20%#315A9A
Darker −30%#244374
Darker −40%#182D4D
More saturated +25%#4987E8
Less saturated −25%#7D93B4

Channel breakdown

R99
G141
B206
Red99 (38.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue216.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.2%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 8D · B CE

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