Colour

#64799C

#64799C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#64799C is a blue with RGB values 100, 121, 156 and HSL 218°, 22%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#64799C#64799C

HEX#64799C

RGBrgb(100, 121, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4745, 0.6118

RGB percentages39.2%, 47.5%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(217.5, 22%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 35.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK35.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,584,732

CSS custom property--colour: #64799C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#9B8663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D7B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#67769Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#538085no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 22.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9C8764

Analogous#64959C, #6B649C

Triadic#9C6479, #799C64

Split complementary#9C6B64, #959C64

Tetradic#9C6495, #9C8764, #649C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E5EC

Lighter +30%#C1CAD8

Lighter +20%#A2AFC4

Lighter +10%#8394B0

Darker −10%#50617D

Darker −20%#3C495E

Darker −30%#28313F

Darker −40%#141920

More saturated +25%#4471BC

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R100

G121

B156

Red100 (39.2%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)22.05%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 79 · B 9C

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