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Recognised as Colour

#638ED8

  • #638ED8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#638ED8 is a blue with RGB values 99, 142, 216 and HSL 218°, 60%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#638ED8#638ED8
HEX#638ED8
RGBrgb(99, 142, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5569, 0.8471
RGB percentages38.8%, 55.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(217.9, 60%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 54.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK54.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,524,632
CSS custom property--colour: #638ED8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#9C7127

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7094DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6289D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1E9EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Light skyblue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8AD63
Analogous#63C8D8, #7363D8
Triadic#D8638E, #8ED863
Split complementary#D87363, #C8D863
Tetradic#D863C8, #D8AD63, #63D873

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE7F7
Lighter +20%#B5C9EC
Lighter +10%#8CACE2
Darker −10%#3A70CE
Darker −20%#2B5AAA
Darker −30%#204482
Darker −40%#162F59
More saturated +25%#4B88F0
Less saturated −25%#7B94C0

Channel breakdown

R99
G142
B216
Red99 (38.8%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue217.95°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 8E · B D8

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