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Colour

#6486CA

  • #6486CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6486CA is a blue with RGB values 100, 134, 202 and HSL 220°, 49%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6486CA#6486CA
HEX#6486CA
RGBrgb(100, 134, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5255, 0.7922
RGB percentages39.2%, 52.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(220, 49%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK50.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,588,106
CSS custom property--colour: #6486CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9B7935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6082C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#35959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30Slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA864
Analogous#64B9CA, #7564CA
Triadic#CA6486, #86CA64
Split complementary#CA7564, #B9CA64
Tetradic#CA64B9, #CAA864, #64CA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D6DFF1
Lighter +20%#B0C1E4
Lighter +10%#8AA4D7
Darker −10%#4069BB
Darker −20%#335495
Darker −30%#263E6F
Darker −40%#192949
More saturated +25%#4A7DE4
Less saturated −25%#7E8FB0

Channel breakdown

R100
G134
B202
Red100 (39.2%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 86 · B CA

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