Colour

#6474C4

#6474C4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6474C4 is a blue with RGB values 100, 116, 196 and HSL 230°, 45%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6474C4

RGBrgb(100, 116, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4549, 0.7686

RGB percentages39.2%, 45.5%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(230, 44.9%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 49%, 76.9%)

CMYK49%, 40.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,583,492

CSS custom property--colour: #6474C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#9B8B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557DC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B75C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3E8592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Royal blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C4B464

Analogous#64A4C4, #8464C4

Triadic#C46474, #74C464

Split complementary#C48464, #A4C464

Tetradic#C464A4, #C4B464, #64C484

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F9FC

Lighter +30%#D3D7EE

Lighter +20%#AEB6E0

Lighter +10%#8995D2

Darker −10%#4456B1

Darker −20%#35448D

Darker −30%#273268

Darker −40%#192043

More saturated +25%#4962DF

Less saturated −25%#7F86A9

Channel breakdown

R100

G116

B196

Red100 (39.2%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)44.86%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 74 · B C4

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