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Recognised as Colour

#6476C8

  • #6476C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6476C8 is a blue with RGB values 100, 118, 200 and HSL 229°, 48%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6476C8#6476C8
HEX#6476C8
RGBrgb(100, 118, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4627, 0.7843
RGB percentages39.2%, 46.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(229.2, 47.6%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 50%, 78.4%)
CMYK50%, 41%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,584,008
CSS custom property--colour: #6476C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#9B8937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5580CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B77C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A8795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B664
Analogous#64A8C8, #8464C8
Triadic#C86476, #76C864
Split complementary#C88464, #A8C864
Tetradic#C864A8, #C8B664, #64C884

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFD
Lighter +30%#D5DAF0
Lighter +20%#AFB9E3
Lighter +10%#8A97D5
Darker −10%#4157B8
Darker −20%#344592
Darker −30%#27336D
Darker −40%#192147
More saturated +25%#4A65E2
Less saturated −25%#7E87AE

Channel breakdown

R100
G118
B200
Red100 (39.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue229.2°
Saturation (HSL)47.62%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 76 · B C8

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