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Colour

#6493EB

  • #6493EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6493EB is a blue with RGB values 100, 147, 235 and HSL 219°, 77%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6493EB#6493EB
HEX#6493EB
RGBrgb(100, 147, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5765, 0.9216
RGB percentages39.2%, 57.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 77.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 57.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK57.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,591,467
CSS custom property--colour: #6493EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9B6C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 0.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 0.84, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBBC64
Analogous#64D7EB, #7864EB
Triadic#EB6493, #93EB64
Split complementary#EB7864, #D7EB64
Tetradic#EB64D7, #EBBC64, #64EB78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF1FC
Lighter +20%#BED2F7
Lighter +10%#91B2F1
Darker −10%#3774E5
Darker −20%#1B59CE
Darker −30%#1546A1
Darker −40%#0F3274
More saturated +25%#508DFF
Less saturated −25%#7A9AD5

Channel breakdown

R100
G147
B235
Red100 (39.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.11°
Saturation (HSL)77.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 93 · B EB

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