Colour

#6477A3

#6477A3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6477A3 is a blue with RGB values 100, 119, 163 and HSL 222°, 26%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6477A3

RGBrgb(100, 119, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4667, 0.6392

RGB percentages39.2%, 46.7%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(221.9, 25.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 38.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK38.7%, 27%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,584,227

CSS custom property--colour: #6477A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#9B885C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6275A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#508086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9 Slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Gray · ΔE 26.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A39064

Analogous#6496A3, #7164A3

Triadic#A36477, #77A364

Split complementary#A37164, #96A364

Tetradic#A36496, #A39064, #64A371

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E7EF

Lighter +30%#C4CBDC

Lighter +20%#A4AFC9

Lighter +10%#8493B6

Darker −10%#4F5F85

Darker −20%#3C4865

Darker −30%#293145

Darker −40%#161B25

More saturated +25%#456BC2

Less saturated −25%#838384

Channel breakdown

R100

G119

B163

Red100 (39.2%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue221.9°

Saturation (HSL)25.51%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 77 · B A3

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