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Colour

#639DB2

  • #639DB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#639DB2 is a cyan with RGB values 99, 157, 178 and HSL 196°, 34%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#639DB2#639DB2
HEX#639DB2
RGBrgb(99, 157, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.6157, 0.698
RGB percentages38.8%, 61.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(195.9, 33.9%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.9, 44.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK44.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,528,434
CSS custom property--colour: #639DB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#9C624D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8591B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#40A4A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27863
Analogous#63B29F, #6376B2
Triadic#B2639D, #9DB263
Split complementary#B26376, #B29F63
Tetradic#9F63B2, #B27863, #76B263

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF3F5
Lighter +30%#C9DDE5
Lighter +20%#A7C8D4
Lighter +10%#85B2C3
Darker −10%#4B8397
Darker −20%#3A6575
Darker −30%#294853
Darker −40%#182A31
More saturated +25%#46ABCF
Less saturated −25%#808F95

Channel breakdown

R99
G157
B178
Red99 (38.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue195.95°
Saturation (HSL)33.91%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 63 · G 9D · B B2

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