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Recognised as Colour

#64759E

  • #64759E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#64759E is a blue with RGB values 100, 117, 158 and HSL 222°, 23%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#64759E#64759E
HEX#64759E
RGBrgb(100, 117, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4588, 0.6196
RGB percentages39.2%, 45.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(222.4, 23%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 36.7%, 62%)
CMYK36.7%, 25.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,583,710
CSS custom property--colour: #64759E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9B8A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6778A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#62739Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#527D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 24.8Dim grey · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8D64
Analogous#64929E, #70649E
Triadic#9E6475, #759E64
Split complementary#9E7064, #929E64
Tetradic#9E6492, #9E8D64, #649E70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E5ED
Lighter +30%#C2C9D9
Lighter +20%#A3ADC5
Lighter +10%#8391B2
Darker −10%#505E7F
Darker −20%#3C4760
Darker −30%#283041
Darker −40%#151821
More saturated +25%#4568BE
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R100
G117
B158
Red100 (39.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue222.41°
Saturation (HSL)23.02%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 75 · B 9E

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