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Recognised as Colour

#6473AD

  • #6473AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6473AD is a blue with RGB values 100, 115, 173 and HSL 228°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6473AD#6473AD
HEX#6473AD
RGBrgb(100, 115, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.451, 0.6784
RGB percentages39.2%, 45.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(227.7, 30.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 42.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK42.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,583,213
CSS custom property--colour: #6473AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9B8C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F79AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5973ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C7F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9E64
Analogous#6497AD, #7A64AD
Triadic#AD6473, #73AD64
Split complementary#AD7A64, #97AD64
Tetradic#AD6497, #AD9E64, #64AD7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECF4
Lighter +30%#C8CDE2
Lighter +20%#A7AFD0
Lighter +10%#8591BF
Darker −10%#4D5B91
Darker −20%#3B4670
Darker −30%#2A314E
Darker −40%#181C2D
More saturated +25%#4662CB
Less saturated −25%#82848F

Channel breakdown

R100
G115
B173
Red100 (39.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue227.67°
Saturation (HSL)30.8%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 73 · B AD

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