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Colour

#6483C2

  • #6483C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6483C2 is a blue with RGB values 100, 131, 194 and HSL 220°, 44%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6483C2#6483C2
HEX#6483C2
RGBrgb(100, 131, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5137, 0.7608
RGB percentages39.2%, 51.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(220.2, 43.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 48.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK48.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,587,330
CSS custom property--colour: #6483C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22837WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#9B7C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B88C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#617FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3D909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2A364
Analogous#64B2C2, #7464C2
Triadic#C26483, #83C264
Split complementary#C27464, #B2C264
Tetradic#C264B2, #C2A364, #64C274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FC
Lighter +30%#D2DBED
Lighter +20%#ADBEDF
Lighter +10%#89A0D0
Darker −10%#4567AE
Darker −20%#36528A
Darker −30%#283C65
Darker −40%#192641
More saturated +25%#497ADD
Less saturated −25%#7F8CA7

Channel breakdown

R100
G131
B194
Red100 (39.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue220.21°
Saturation (HSL)43.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 83 · B C2

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