Colour

#6475D6

#6475D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#6475D6 is a blue with RGB values 100, 117, 214 and HSL 231°, 58%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6475D6

RGBrgb(100, 117, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4588, 0.8392

RGB percentages39.2%, 45.9%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(231.1, 58.2%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 53.3%, 83.9%)

CMYK53.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,583,766

CSS custom property--colour: #6475D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#9B8A29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A81DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D78D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D8A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6 Medium purple · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 17.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6C564

Analogous#64AED6, #8C64D6

Triadic#D66475, #75D664

Split complementary#D68C64, #AED664

Tetradic#D664AE, #D6C564, #64D68C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDE1F6

Lighter +20%#B5BDEB

Lighter +10%#8C99E1

Darker −10%#3C51CB

Darker −20%#2C3FA8

Darker −30%#22307F

Darker −40%#172157

More saturated +25%#4C64EF

Less saturated −25%#7D86BE

Channel breakdown

R100

G117

B214

Red100 (39.2%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue231.05°

Saturation (HSL)58.16%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 75 · B D6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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