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Recognised as Colour

#6460B3

  • #6460B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#6460B3 is a blue with RGB values 100, 96, 179 and HSL 243°, 35%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#6460B3#6460B3
HEX#6460B3
RGBrgb(100, 96, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.3765, 0.702
RGB percentages39.2%, 37.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(242.9, 35.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 46.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK44.1%, 46.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,578,355
CSS custom property--colour: #6460B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9B9F4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F6CB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C67B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4B7181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB360
Analogous#6086B3, #8D60B3
Triadic#B36460, #60B364
Split complementary#B38D60, #86B360
Tetradic#B36086, #AFB360, #60B38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEAF5
Lighter +30%#C9C8E4
Lighter +20%#A7A5D4
Lighter +10%#8683C3
Darker −10%#4C4898
Darker −20%#3B3875
Darker −30%#2A2753
Darker −40%#181730
More saturated +25%#4943D0
Less saturated −25%#7F7D96

Channel breakdown

R100
G96
B179
Red100 (39.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue242.89°
Saturation (HSL)35.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 60 · B B3

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