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Colour

#6392EC

  • #6392EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6392EC is a blue with RGB values 99, 146, 236 and HSL 219°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6392EC#6392EC
HEX#6392EC
RGBrgb(99, 146, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5725, 0.9255
RGB percentages38.8%, 57.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219.4, 78.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 58.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK58.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,525,676
CSS custom property--colour: #6392EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9C6D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.79, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBD63
Analogous#63D7EC, #7863EC
Triadic#EC6392, #92EC63
Split complementary#EC7963, #D7EC63
Tetradic#EC63D7, #ECBD63, #63EC78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF1FD
Lighter +20%#BED2F7
Lighter +10%#90B2F2
Darker −10%#3672E6
Darker −20%#1958D0
Darker −30%#1445A2
Darker −40%#0E3175
More saturated +25%#508CFF
Less saturated −25%#7999D6

Channel breakdown

R99
G146
B236
Red99 (38.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue219.42°
Saturation (HSL)78.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 92 · B EC

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