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Colour

#6398C2

  • #6398C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6398C2 is a blue with RGB values 99, 152, 194 and HSL 207°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6398C2#6398C2
HEX#6398C2
RGBrgb(99, 152, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5961, 0.7608
RGB percentages38.8%, 59.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(206.5, 43.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 49%, 76.1%)
CMYK49%, 21.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,527,170
CSS custom property--colour: #6398C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9C673D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#35A2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28D63
Analogous#63C2BD, #6368C2
Triadic#C26398, #98C263
Split complementary#C26368, #C2BD63
Tetradic#BD63C2, #C28D63, #68C263

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F9FB
Lighter +30%#D1E1ED
Lighter +20%#ACC8DF
Lighter +10%#88B0D0
Darker −10%#447FAE
Darker −20%#366489
Darker −30%#274A65
Darker −40%#192F40
More saturated +25%#489BDD
Less saturated −25%#7E95A7

Channel breakdown

R99
G152
B194
Red99 (38.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue206.53°
Saturation (HSL)43.78%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 98 · B C2

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