Colour

#6482B3

#6482B3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6482B3 is a blue with RGB values 100, 130, 179 and HSL 217°, 34%, 55%. 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

#6482B3#6482B3

HEX#6482B3

RGBrgb(100, 130, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5098, 0.702

RGB percentages39.2%, 51%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(217.2, 34.2%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 44.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK44.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,587,059

CSS custom property--colour: #6482B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#9B7D4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7085B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#677EB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#478D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B39564

Analogous#64A9B3, #6E64B3

Triadic#B36482, #82B364

Split complementary#B36E64, #A9B364

Tetradic#B364A9, #B39564, #64B36E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF0F6

Lighter +30%#CBD5E5

Lighter +20%#A8B9D5

Lighter +10%#869EC4

Darker −10%#4B6999

Darker −20%#3A5177

Darker −30%#293A55

Darker −40%#192232

More saturated +25%#477BD0

Less saturated −25%#818996

Channel breakdown

R100

G130

B179

Red100 (39.2%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue217.22°

Saturation (HSL)34.2%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 64 · G 82 · B B3

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