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Recognised as Colour

#6398FC

  • #6398FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6398FC is a blue with RGB values 99, 152, 252 and HSL 219°, 96%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6398FC#6398FC
HEX#6398FC
RGBrgb(99, 152, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.5961, 0.9882
RGB percentages38.8%, 59.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(219.2, 96.2%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 60.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK60.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,527,228
CSS custom property--colour: #6398FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#9C6703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6CA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5693FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 30Steel blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC763
Analogous#63E4FC, #7B63FC
Triadic#FC6398, #98FC63
Split complementary#FC7B63, #E4FC63
Tetradic#FC63E4, #FCC763, #63FC7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFF
Lighter +20%#C7DAFE
Lighter +10%#95B9FD
Darker −10%#3177FB
Darker −20%#0558F4
Darker −30%#0446C2
Darker −40%#033490
More saturated +25%#6097FF
Less saturated −25%#779EE8

Channel breakdown

R99
G152
B252
Red99 (38.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue219.22°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 98 · B FC

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