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Colour

#6396AD

  • #6396AD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6396AD is a cyan with RGB values 99, 150, 173 and HSL 199°, 31%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6396AD#6396AD
HEX#6396AD
RGBrgb(99, 150, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5882, 0.6784
RGB percentages38.8%, 58.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(198.6, 31.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 42.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK42.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,526,637
CSS custom property--colour: #6396AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#9C6952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A94AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#449D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD7A63
Analogous#63AD9F, #6371AD
Triadic#AD6396, #96AD63
Split complementary#AD6371, #AD9F63
Tetradic#9F63AD, #AD7A63, #71AD63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F0F3
Lighter +30%#C7DAE2
Lighter +20%#A6C3D0
Lighter +10%#84ACBF
Darker −10%#4C7C91
Darker −20%#3B5F6F
Darker −30%#29434E
Darker −40%#17262D
More saturated +25%#45A1CB
Less saturated −25%#818B8F

Channel breakdown

R99
G150
B173
Red99 (38.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue198.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 96 · B AD

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