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Colour

#6460C4

  • #6460C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6460C4 is a blue with RGB values 100, 96, 196 and HSL 242°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6460C4#6460C4
HEX#6460C4
RGBrgb(100, 96, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.3765, 0.7686
RGB percentages39.2%, 37.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(242.4, 45.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 51%, 76.9%)
CMYK49%, 51%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,578,372
CSS custom property--colour: #6460C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9B9F3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3070C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#2869C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#417689no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C460
Analogous#608EC4, #9660C4
Triadic#C46460, #60C464
Split complementary#C49660, #8EC460
Tetradic#C4608E, #C0C460, #60C496

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5FB
Lighter +30%#D1D0ED
Lighter +20%#ADAAE0
Lighter +10%#8885D2
Darker −10%#4641B0
Darker −20%#37338B
Darker −30%#282665
Darker −40%#191840
More saturated +25%#4B45DF
Less saturated −25%#7D7BA9

Channel breakdown

R100
G96
B196
Red100 (39.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)45.87%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 60 · B C4

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