Colour

#6480BD

#6480BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6480BD is a blue with RGB values 100, 128, 189 and HSL 221°, 40%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6480BD#6480BD

HEX#6480BD

RGBrgb(100, 128, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.502, 0.7412

RGB percentages39.2%, 50.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(221.1, 40.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 47.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK47.1%, 32.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,586,557

CSS custom property--colour: #6480BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#9B7F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6985C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#607DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#418D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDA164

Analogous#64ADBD, #7464BD

Triadic#BD6480, #80BD64

Split complementary#BD7464, #ADBD64

Tetradic#BD64AD, #BDA164, #64BD74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F5FA

Lighter +30%#CFD8EB

Lighter +20%#ACBBDB

Lighter +10%#889DCC

Darker −10%#4765A7

Darker −20%#385083

Darker −30%#293A5F

Darker −40%#19243C

More saturated +25%#4876D9

Less saturated −25%#808AA1

Channel breakdown

R100

G128

B189

Red100 (39.2%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue221.12°

Saturation (HSL)40.27%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 80 · B BD

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Colour values

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