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Recognised as Colour

#6478D7

  • #6478D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6478D7 is a blue with RGB values 100, 120, 215 and HSL 230°, 59%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6478D7#6478D7
HEX#6478D7
RGBrgb(100, 120, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4706, 0.8431
RGB percentages39.2%, 47.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(229.6, 59%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 53.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK53.5%, 44.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,584,535
CSS custom property--colour: #6478D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#9B8728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F84DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#417AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2B8D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C364
Analogous#64B1D7, #8A64D7
Triadic#D76478, #78D764
Split complementary#D78A64, #B2D764
Tetradic#D764B2, #D7C364, #64D78A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE2F6
Lighter +20%#B5BFEC
Lighter +10%#8D9BE1
Darker −10%#3B55CD
Darker −20%#2C42A9
Darker −30%#213281
Darker −40%#172258
More saturated +25%#4C68EF
Less saturated −25%#7C88BF

Channel breakdown

R100
G120
B215
Red100 (39.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 78 · B D7

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