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Recognised as Colour

#6484C4

  • #6484C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6484C4 is a blue with RGB values 100, 132, 196 and HSL 220°, 45%, 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

#6484C4#6484C4
HEX#6484C4
RGBrgb(100, 132, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5176, 0.7686
RGB percentages39.2%, 51.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(220, 44.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 49%, 76.9%)
CMYK49%, 32.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,587,588
CSS custom property--colour: #6484C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#9B7B3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C89C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6180C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3B929Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4A464
Analogous#64B4C4, #7464C4
Triadic#C46484, #84C464
Split complementary#C47464, #B4C464
Tetradic#C464B4, #C4A464, #64C474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FC
Lighter +30%#D3DCEE
Lighter +20%#AEBFE0
Lighter +10%#89A1D2
Darker −10%#4468B1
Darker −20%#35528D
Darker −30%#273D68
Darker −40%#192743
More saturated +25%#497BDF
Less saturated −25%#7F8DA9

Channel breakdown

R100
G132
B196
Red100 (39.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)44.86%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 84 · B C4

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