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Recognised as Colour

#6482BB

  • #6482BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6482BB is a blue with RGB values 100, 130, 187 and HSL 219°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6482BB#6482BB
HEX#6482BB
RGBrgb(100, 130, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5098, 0.7333
RGB percentages39.2%, 51%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(219.3, 39%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 46.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK46.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,587,067
CSS custom property--colour: #6482BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#9B7D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D86BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#637EBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#428E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 30.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9D64
Analogous#64ADBB, #7264BB
Triadic#BB6482, #82BB64
Split complementary#BB7264, #AEBB64
Tetradic#BB64AD, #BB9D64, #64BB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4F9
Lighter +30%#CED8EA
Lighter +20%#ABBBDA
Lighter +10%#879FCB
Darker −10%#4868A4
Darker −20%#385181
Darker −30%#293B5D
Darker −40%#19243A
More saturated +25%#4879D7
Less saturated −25%#808B9F

Channel breakdown

R100
G130
B187
Red100 (39.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue219.31°
Saturation (HSL)39.01%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 82 · B BB

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