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Recognised as Colour

#6478BA

  • #6478BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6478BA is a blue with RGB values 100, 120, 186 and HSL 226°, 38%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6478BA#6478BA
HEX#6478BA
RGBrgb(100, 120, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4706, 0.7294
RGB percentages39.2%, 47.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(226, 38.4%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 46.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK46.2%, 35.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,584,506
CSS custom property--colour: #6478BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#9B8745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5877B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#448690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA664
Analogous#64A3BA, #7B64BA
Triadic#BA6478, #78BA64
Split complementary#BA7B64, #A3BA64
Tetradic#BA64A3, #BAA664, #64BA7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3F9
Lighter +30%#CED4E9
Lighter +20%#ABB5D9
Lighter +10%#8797CA
Darker −10%#485DA3
Darker −20%#39497F
Darker −30%#29355C
Darker −40%#192139
More saturated +25%#4869D6
Less saturated −25%#80879E

Channel breakdown

R100
G120
B186
Red100 (39.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue226.05°
Saturation (HSL)38.39%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 78 · B BA

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