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Recognised as Colour

#6480DC

  • #6480DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6480DC is a blue with RGB values 100, 128, 220 and HSL 226°, 63%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6480DC#6480DC
HEX#6480DC
RGBrgb(100, 128, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.502, 0.8627
RGB percentages39.2%, 50.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(226, 63.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 54.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK54.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,586,588
CSS custom property--colour: #6480DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#9B7F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598AE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B80DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2194A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC064
Analogous#64BCDC, #8464DC
Triadic#DC6480, #80DC64
Split complementary#DC8464, #BCDC64
Tetradic#DC64BC, #DCC064, #64DC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E6F8
Lighter +20%#B7C4EF
Lighter +10%#8EA2E5
Darker −10%#3A5ED3
Darker −20%#2848B2
Darker −30%#1F3788
Darker −40%#15265F
More saturated +25%#4C73F4
Less saturated −25%#7C8DC4

Channel breakdown

R100
G128
B220
Red100 (39.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue226°
Saturation (HSL)63.16%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 80 · B DC

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