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Recognised as Colour

#6479FC

  • #6479FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6479FC is a blue with RGB values 100, 121, 252 and HSL 232°, 96%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6479FC#6479FC
HEX#6479FC
RGBrgb(100, 121, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.4745, 0.9882
RGB percentages39.2%, 47.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(231.7, 96.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 60.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK60.3%, 52%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,584,828
CSS custom property--colour: #6479FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#9B8603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE764
Analogous#64C5FC, #9B64FC
Triadic#FC6479, #79FC64
Split complementary#FC9B64, #C5FC64
Tetradic#FC64C5, #FCE764, #64FC9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFF
Lighter +20%#C8D0FE
Lighter +10%#96A4FD
Darker −10%#324EFB
Darker −20%#0526F5
Darker −30%#041EC3
Darker −40%#031691
More saturated +25%#6177FF
Less saturated −25%#7887E8

Channel breakdown

R100
G121
B252
Red100 (39.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue231.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.2%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 79 · B FC

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